Australian “Mothering Crate” For Lambing
An Australian farmer has devised a “mothering” crate which, he says, has many advantages over the use of small yards for fostering lambs. The crates are kept near the shelter of the homestead-and not out in the lambing paddocks. During the past season he successfully mothered more than 50 lambs to foster ewes by using a boxlike cage, Bft long by Ift 9in wide.' The box is divided down the middle to make two compartments. It is open top and bottom, and boarded along the sides with three lin by 6in boards. One end of the box has loose upright boards which can be lifted to allow .entry and exit. He says that ewes and lambs need be confined together only two or three days before they become friendly enough to be allowed out in a paddock near the homestead. The dimensions of the box, which 1 he fixed after much trial and error, are most important to successful fostering. The box can be moved easily around a small sheltered paddock. The ewe has fresh grass and, in addition, small tins of oat grain and water are fastened to the sides of the box because this extra feed keeps the sheep contented.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 72, 23 July 1948, Page 7
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207Australian “Mothering Crate” For Lambing Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 72, 23 July 1948, Page 7
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