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Author Topic: Ilfor Williams P6 trailer question  (Read 1975 times)

Jon Feather

  • Joined Jun 2015
  • South West Cumbria
Ilfor Williams P6 trailer question
« on: November 13, 2016, 06:25:50 pm »
A friend is selling one of these P6 stock trailers.  The internal dimensions are 6' x 4' (or 1.8m x 1.23m in new money).

How many shetland sheep will fit in one of these??

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Ilfor Williams P6 trailer question
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2016, 07:35:14 pm »
Have a p6e in   which   I carry  6 xewes or 5 rams so maybe 7or 8 shetlands ?

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Ilfor Williams P6 trailer question
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2016, 07:38:00 pm »
We had 8 to 10 shetland ewes in ours, depends a bit on how thick their fleeces are and ages/size.

nimbusllama

  • Joined Nov 2010
  • Near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Re: Ilfor Williams P6 trailer question
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2016, 11:43:08 pm »
This question came up about a year ago, and this information (worked out by someone else) was so useful to apply to my Castlemilk Moorits, that I kept it.

Sheep transportation
For info, the defra welfare guidelines state how much square area sheep should have during transportation.
https://www.gov.uk/sheep-and-goat-welfare  --> scroll down to link to doc on welfare guidance on transporting sheep.
Shorn sheep or lambs over 26kg and below 55kg need 0.2-0.3 sq metres each.
Unshorn sheep under 55kg need 0.3-0.4 sq metres
and
Heavily pregnant sheep under 55kg need 0.4-0.5 sq metres.
P6e is 1.98mx1.21m = 2.4 sq metres, so that's 8-12 shorn sheep, or 6-8 unshorn sheep, or 4-6 pregnant sheep.
« Last Edit: November 13, 2016, 11:46:38 pm by nimbusllama »

 

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