Re: [Blackbelly] sheep scratching post
Michael, I would think someone would poke out an eye, if I am picturing what you are describing. We have been thinking about getting one of those old street cleaning brushes, and mount it vertically on a round post. Would be nice to mount 2 side by side, so they could scratch both sides at the same time. We have both sheep and goats that like to scratch. But they are heavy, and we don't have heavy equipment to mount them. Also, they seem to be hard to locate. Liz Radi Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep Nunn, Colorado 970-716-7218 idaralpaca.blogspot.com --- mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com wrote: From: Michael Smith mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] sheep scratching post Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 19:34:13 -0800 Funny you should ask. I am seriously considering something heavy-duty with large 1 wooden dowels sticking out horizontally, like a huge bed of nails with the nails maybe 8 to 12 apart. The wooden dowels would, of course wear down and be chewed on, but it should last several seasons if they are about a foot long. I think the goats and ewes could handle it. The rams, idiots that they are, would probably try to challenge it, and destroy it, or their faces. This design is still in my head. I have an 8 month old (human) to worry about and may not get to it this year. This idea came from watching them work over a large willow trunk base I have lying on it's side in their pasture. They also like to scratch on things like this in the summer. -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] sheep scratching post
I'd like to give my sheep something to scratch on besides my fence (they are really hard on fences). Come spring when they want to help their shedding along, it would be nice if they had something prickly or scratchy to rub up against. Have any of you made something for your sheep to scratch on? Carol Carol Elkins Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] sheep scratching post
Mine like to rub on a cattle panel held vertically by T-posts. We have one in the middle of a pasture, we hang hay feeders on it. We also use cattle panels to make small catch pens inside the pastures; they rub on those too. Probable any kind of fencing would do. Stephanie --Original Message-- From: Carol Elkins Sender: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info ReplyTo: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: [Blackbelly] sheep scratching post Sent: Jan 9, 2012 8:29 PM I'd like to give my sheep something to scratch on besides my fence (they are really hard on fences). Come spring when they want to help their shedding along, it would be nice if they had something prickly or scratchy to rub up against. Have any of you made something for your sheep to scratch on? Carol Carol Elkins Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] sheep scratching post
Funny you should ask. I am seriously considering something heavy-duty with large 1 wooden dowels sticking out horizontally, like a huge bed of nails with the nails maybe 8 to 12 apart. The wooden dowels would, of course wear down and be chewed on, but it should last several seasons if they are about a foot long. I think the goats and ewes could handle it. The rams, idiots that they are, would probably try to challenge it, and destroy it, or their faces. This design is still in my head. I have an 8 month old (human) to worry about and may not get to it this year. This idea came from watching them work over a large willow trunk base I have lying on it's side in their pasture. They also like to scratch on things like this in the summer. -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Carol Elkins celk...@awrittenword.com wrote: I'd like to give my sheep something to scratch on besides my fence (they are really hard on fences). Come spring when they want to help their shedding along, it would be nice if they had something prickly or scratchy to rub up against. Have any of you made something for your sheep to scratch on? Carol Carol Elkins Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
