Lambs born in harsh temps

[Mike CHS]

Everything I read said sheep don't like to be in a shelter and what we have found is that in decent weather they prefer being outdoors. Our sheep will go into their shelters even with a light mist even when it's warm out. They may not have gotten that way since they did not know what a shelter was till we put them inside when it was freezing out and they didn't have their winter coats yet. They then begged to be let in with the ewes with new lambs all warm and cozy.

 

[RuralFarmGirl]

It's funny... it seems like goats think they'll melt if they get wet, while sheep just don't seem to care... unless it's a torrential downpour... Sheep will just lay down out in the snow and end up with a snow blanket covering them in a storm, while goats many times won't even set hoof in snow... Always the exception to the norm though

Agreed. They don't seem to mind walking or laying out in the snow. And even a non stop drizzle didn't faze them-just down pouring rain ussually keeps them inside for the most part.