Author Topic: field shelter (Read 9820 times)

in the hills · « **Reply #15 on:** November 18, 2012, 10:05:16 am »

Hi Bionic

OH built a shelter similar to the one shown by Smee2012. Ours is solid at the sides but not boarded right to the top. We used ours during lambing too as we have no other out-buildings.

In our other paddock, we have a corrugated shelter ..... bit like a pig arc .......it can be moved around.

They do use them despite having thick hedges and mature trees.

Bionic · « **Reply #16 on:** November 18, 2012, 10:09:05 am »

Thanks ITH
Sally

Victorian Farmer · « **Reply #17 on:** November 18, 2012, 10:20:51 am »

Fleecewife iv just seen you re stock just fantastic a credit to you ,and rare breeds iv just got some amrock utility from France .

Garmoran · « **Reply #18 on:** December 01, 2012, 11:50:04 pm »

Quote from: SteveHants on November 17, 2012, 05:47:46 pm

The problem with shelters is that they all get in them, cram together and then you get the same disease risk you would from housing sheep.

Reading this I remembered a very wet family holiday in Harris and the image of a bus shelter near Tarbert, absolutely packed full of sheep sheltering from the rain...

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #19 on:** December 02, 2012, 09:14:07 am »

Quote from: Garmoran on December 01, 2012, 11:50:04 pm

Reading this I remembered a very wet family holiday in Harris and the image of a bus shelter near Tarbert, absolutely packed full of sheep sheltering from the rain...

I can just picture that, too

Bionic · « **Reply #20 on:** December 02, 2012, 09:18:49 am »

Going slightly off the subject... some years ago when I was in Australia we were visiting a big park when there was a heavy rain shower. I found an open sided shack to shelter under only to find I was joined by all the kangeroos who it seems don't like rain either.
It made a very funny picture

Sally