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Many visitors comment on the above feeders as 'sheep killers'. I would have to agree, especially
this older style with the horizontal bar at neck height. However, we have found that if you place
the bales in 'the wrong way' you will cut down dramatically on deaths to strangulation. We feed
24 of these a week for half the year and I can only recall losing one animal in the past 5 years.
We have found with severe hypothermia with lambs that the best way to revive them is in the
vet office sink. This allows for a slow rise to normal body temperature without the chilling effect
of a warming fan. It has been a challenge though to go do other stuff without the lamb slipping
under the water. This 2" block of foam works very well, with a couple sizes readily available.
