[Jacob-list] Heat loss

[Linda]

No idea :). If it's 100 degrees and the water is 80 degrees, I'd guess 
it would help to drop the body temperature.
On 8/2/2012 9:00 PM, Peg Bostwick wrote:

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> /p.s.   So the 4H kids hosing off their *slick shorn* Suffolks might 

> not have been doing anything wrong?/

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> *Peg **Bostwick***

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> *From:*Linda [mailto:patchworkfibers at windstream.net]

> *Sent:* Thursday, August 02, 2012 8:36 PM

> *To:* Peg Bostwick

> *Cc:* 'Betty Berlenbach'; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com; 

> lynettefrick at gmail.com

> *Subject:* Re: [Jacob-list] Heat loss

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> Because wool retains heat while wet and gives off heat as it dries. 

> That's one of the selling points for wool socks. And, as far as I can 

> figure, since sheep don't sweat evaporative cooling isn't going to 

> work. If you must mist your sheep, wet down their ears and horns.

> Linda

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> On 8/2/2012 8:07 PM, Peg Bostwick wrote:

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>     ... because?   Haven't ever done it, but haven't heard NOT to...

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>     *Peg **Bostwick*

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>     peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com <mailto:peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com>

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>     517-626-6981

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>     *From:*jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com

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>     [mailto:jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com] *On Behalf Of *Linda

>     *Sent:* Thursday, August 02, 2012 7:40 PM

>     *To:* Betty Berlenbach

>     *Cc:* jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

>     <mailto:jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>; lynettefrick at gmail.com

>     <mailto:lynettefrick at gmail.com>

>     *Subject:* Re: [Jacob-list] Heat loss

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>     And do not hose your heated sheep.

>     Linda

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>     On 8/2/2012 8:59 AM, Linda wrote:

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>         Wool is an insulator - against hot and cold.

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>         Linda

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>         On 8/2/2012 8:53 AM, Betty Berlenbach wrote:

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>             Interesting. I have mentioned to folks that Nomads in the

>             desert use wool hooded caftans to stay cool.  Lynette

>             mentions the sheep having good wool on them to protect

>             them from the desert. Instinct seems to say take the wool

>             off, but I think possibly, this is counter intuitive: they

>             NEED the wool to keep cool. Is that your experience, Lynette?

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