[Jacob-list] sheep and cold

[Karen Sigler]

    I have a question for those of you in the cold or have raised sheep 
for a long time.  I try to plan my lambing for the early spring- March 
or April,  due to my very small barn.  We have just broken the record 
for one of the coldest Jan. ever here in Utah.  Most of the farmer's 
around me with sheep-sheep, plan for Jan. lambing and are currently 
sheering their sheep.  Most of these sheep are just rotated thru the hay 
pastures during the winter months with no shelters.  So here is my 
question... Why would you sheer and lamb in one of the coldest months of 
the year??
Karen Sigler
Benjamin Farms,   Utah