Author Topic: Sheep Housing help (Read 8005 times)

Womble · « **Reply #15 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:14:38 pm »

No, not at all! Just remember that the reason polytunnel plastic lasts is because you stretch it over on a hot still day, then keep taking the slack out of it as it expands. That means that on a cold windy day, it's nice and tight and doesn't flap about (flapping kills the plastic faster than anything), so you'd need to find a way to tension your tarp up too.

Just a thought - how about Damp Proof Membrane (DPM) polythene? That's very tough stuff, and also relatively cheap?

Jamie12 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 16, 2014, 02:21:24 pm »

Thanks womble, trying to do things cheaply as I don't own the land and the owner doesn't seem very intelligent at times

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Womble · « **Reply #17 on:** October 16, 2014, 03:47:05 pm »

Oh I get you Jamie!

Just don't fall into the trap we did with our rented cottage. We only intended being there for 6 months, so I didn't want to pay for insulating the loft (the landlord wasn't interested). However, I wish I had done, as it would have paid back within a year, and we stayed there for seven freezing cold winters in the end!

I guess you either need to do it cheaply from whatever you can source for free or nearly free, OR do something better that you can take with you when you have to move on!

Backinwellies · « **Reply #18 on:** October 16, 2014, 04:17:11 pm »

Do you need to lamb indoors? If not then a decent sized garden shed which you can move with you will be fine for storage and sitting in!

Womble · « **Reply #19 on:** October 16, 2014, 04:20:52 pm »

Oh, you mean like a Shepherd's Hut? You know, that sounds just the thing!

Jamie12 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 16, 2014, 06:56:55 pm »

There is a 25 by 35 unsheeted poly tunnel, but its a mess and full of rubbish/scrapl I'm in the process of cleaning it. I had an old horse shelter I can re erect but worried about ventilation/cost and there is horses in one field who's owners appear to take liberties and I don't want them using it lol

SteveHants · « **Reply #21 on:** October 17, 2014, 10:12:49 pm »

Or just lamb outside.

I rent all my land and lamb 400 ewes outside.....

mart6 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 18, 2014, 11:10:45 am »

Quote from: cuckoo on October 14, 2014, 10:36:46 am

We have a shelter made from pallets and corrugate plastic roof - round posts banged into ground, pallets put ontop to form side - 3 pallets deep and 4 pallets wide, 2 pallets high. Rail for post and rail fencing screwed to pallets to secure. Rails screwed across top and plastic fitted to this. Currently used as a hay store but could be used as a shelter too with hurdles across the front. Can fit 60 or so small hay bales in it. Will try and post pic when it stops raining

Pallets are a nice cheap option to get you going,you can even get them 8x4feet or 10x5feet a cheap quick option to put something together