Anyone share their sheep shelters?

[ILuvSheep]

Anyone who has some (cold hardy) sheep shelters, can you show me? We're trying to find out how to build ours, thanks

 

[sawfish99]

"Cold hardy" is not quite as important as you might think. You don't need an insulated shelter. What you need is a shelter that provide a place out of the wind and rain/snow where the goats can be dry. The shelter needs to have sufficient ventillation to allow moisture to escape because humidity will cause bedding to freeze and mold to grow in warmer months.

Here is an example of a shelter I built for 1-3 goats to share - we live in CT.
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16374

Here is our primary shelter for the herd:
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=14856

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

CT??



Well, turns out we're getting sheep instead. So cold hardy shelter is going down since we're assuming the sheep will be warmer with thick wool. Nice part about AK is the air is dry. But still, humid is horrible. How many sheep do you think could fit the first shelter you showed me? I'm looking for one to hold 2 lambs till their all full grown and popping out babies (HAHAHA XD)

 

[scrambledmess]

Our goat pens are similar to Sawfish's first picture. Though s/he did a much better job then we did. We attempted the second shelter. We do NOT have enough wind block for it. The wind twisted it in a circle within a couple of days and that was with huge anchors holding it down. The wind near is us actual so strong, it tipped our pallet shelter too. We had to anchor that one as well. But now it is good.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover=)]

So, do you think it would work for 2 sheep?

 

[Catahoula]

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=18513

That's my goat shelter. I am short so I can stand up straight in the middle so cleaning isn't bad for me.

 

[sawfish99]

CT??



Well, turns out we're getting sheep instead. So cold hardy shelter is going down since we're assuming the sheep will be warmer with thick wool. Nice part about AK is the air is dry. But still, humid is horrible. How many sheep do you think could fit the first shelter you showed me? I'm looking for one to hold 2 lambs till their all full grown and popping out babies (HAHAHA XD)

CT = Connecticut

I would use it for 2-3 sheep.

 

[ILuvSheep]

CT??



Well, turns out we're getting sheep instead. So cold hardy shelter is going down since we're assuming the sheep will be warmer with thick wool. Nice part about AK is the air is dry. But still, humid is horrible. How many sheep do you think could fit the first shelter you showed me? I'm looking for one to hold 2 lambs till their all full grown and popping out babies (HAHAHA XD)

CT = Connecticut

I would use it for 2-3 sheep.

Perfect amount!