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Housing designs for sheep and goats should provide protection from theft, dogs, wind, and rain. Housing is often limited by funds, so designs must be low-cost and flexible. The models presented can be modified to meet existing economic and environmental conditions. The pen should be located on well-drained land with a sloped roof to prevent rainwater from pooling. Walls should be at least five blocks high with fencing above, and floors must be dry whether compacted earth, gravel, or concrete. Proper ventilation is also important.
Housing designs for sheep and goats should provide protection from theft, dogs, wind, and rain. Housing is often limited by funds, so designs must be low-cost and flexible. The models presented can be modified to meet existing economic and environmental conditions. The pen should be located on well-drained land with a sloped roof to prevent rainwater from pooling. Walls should be at least five blocks high with fencing above, and floors must be dry whether compacted earth, gravel, or concrete. Proper ventilation is also important.
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Housing designs for sheep and goats should provide protection from theft, dogs, wind, and rain. Housing is often limited by funds, so designs must be low-cost and flexible. The models presented can be modified to meet existing economic and environmental conditions. The pen should be located on well-drained land with a sloped roof to prevent rainwater from pooling. Walls should be at least five blocks high with fencing above, and floors must be dry whether compacted earth, gravel, or concrete. Proper ventilation is also important.
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Harold Patterson & Gerald Proverbs Suitable housing is essential if sheep and goats ROOF are to be safe from theft and attack from dogs. Roof construction can be gabled or flat, a flat Housing is frequently restricted by limited funds. roof is less costly and easier to build. Therefore it must be low-cost and flexible in BACK AND SIDE WALLS design. These walls should be five blocks high with Both wind and rain have a chilling effect on chicken wire or welded wire from there to the sheep and goats and a combination of the two can roof. result in extremely unfavourable conditions. The models in this factsheet are so designed that FLOOR they can be easily modified by the farmer or The floor maybe solid floors of compacted extension officer to better meet farmers' existing earth, gravel or concrete. Regardless of the economic and environmental conditions. material or construction floors must be dry. Compacted or gravel floors are cheaper and LOCATION suitable, however, the floor level must be above The pen should be located on a well-drained the outside grade and well-drained. site. Shed roofs should be sloped to the rear to Concrete floors are more expensive and are prevent rainwater from draining into the exercise easier to clean than earth or gravel. The concrete yard. The front of the building should open away should be laid to provide a 1% slope to drains to from the prevailing winds. ensure a dry floor. VENTILATION Sheep/Goat housing should be well ventilated. A good ventilation system allows a supply of draft-free fresh air.