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It could be a Meat Shaw, a Pig Shaw or a Sheep Shaw

Name: It could be a Meat Shaw, a Pig Shaw or a Sheep Shaw
Uploaded: 2024-06-01T23:51:19+00:00
Duration: 32 s
Channel: Justin Rhodes
Description: In this brief instructional segment, the speaker describes a low‑cost, easy‑to‑build "meat shawl" shelter designed for chickens, pigs, or sheep. The…

1 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief instructional segment, the speaker describes a low‑cost, easy‑to‑build "meat shawl" shelter designed for chickens, pigs, or sheep. The structure uses cross boards for support and features a removable pole that can be taken down on harvest day to allow easy access to the animals. The speaker notes that, following advice from consultant Joel Salatin, the shelter should be raised higher than initially planned to prevent overheating, and they have successfully used the design for a five‑week chicken run. The overall message is a practical, adaptable solution for small‑scale livestock housing and harvest.

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Super simple, easy to build, very inexpensive. Cross boards to support it. By the way, we actually raised this early on. I had this down very low and Joel Salatin came in a consult and he's like, you got to raise that, they're going to get hot. And now we actually made it as high as a sheep shawl. So we have a hack there for you if you just do one run of chickens. It's only been used 5 weeks. It could be a pig shawl, it could be a sheep shawl. This pole is actually removable, so when you go to harvest day you could actually prop up the meat shawl and get under there and catch these chickens for the harvest.