tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941278546769386674.post8549264998496451795..comments2023-06-01T01:17:59.154-07:00Comments on Psalm23Farm: Wintering Out DoorsLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11586123852648939448noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941278546769386674.post-56924588734492071942008-12-26T20:40:00.000-08:002008-12-26T20:40:00.000-08:00All of my sheep have access to some sort of shelte...All of my sheep have access to some sort of shelter. Most don't use it at this time of year. I know the exposure to winter weather makes my Shetlands hardier, as I sold some several years ago to a flock that was more used to a barn. The new owner said the sheep she bought from me would lay out in snowstorms, while her pampered sheep stayed in the barn!Laelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436217484942497134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941278546769386674.post-78541902525891130652008-12-24T21:10:00.000-08:002008-12-24T21:10:00.000-08:00I would have to agree with you on that!Here in WI ...I would have to agree with you on that!<BR/><BR/>Here in WI it doesn't get rainy and muddy until Mar. and my sheep are in the barn then as they are shorn.<BR/><BR/>Also if I lived where it was a lot colder (like -40 ) I would keep them in a barn.<BR/><BR/>This type of management works well in the mid-west and maybe it would work in dry areas like Idaho.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586123852648939448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941278546769386674.post-83494980315929625582008-12-24T18:37:00.000-08:002008-12-24T18:37:00.000-08:00Ah, that may work well where you have more land or...Ah, that may work well where you have more land or less rain than we do, but wet, muddy sheep do NOT make for cleaner wool and wet, muddy ground is NOT ideal to feed on!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.com