Our ewes are penned up with their lambs after lambing using 4’ and 6’ wood panels. We build the panels with 1”x 4”s so they’re lightweight and portable. We decided it would be helpful to have several sets of these panels hinged together so we could create quick, freestanding pens. After trying several combinations; two 4’ panels hinged together, two 6’ panels hinged together, and a 4’ and 6’ combo panel, we ultimately decided that the 4’ x 6’ combo panel was the most useful.

We’ve also found them to be great for moving and catching sheep. We’ve had several requests for directions to build them so we thought others might find them useful too. Here are the supplies and directions for making one 6' panel:

Supplies for one 6’ panel*:
5 - precut 6’ long* 1”x 4”s for horizontal slats
2 - precut 4’ long 1”x 4”s for vertical supports
Package of #8 or #10 1-1/4” wood screws
*for 4’ panel use 5 - precut 4’ long 1”x 4”s for horizontal slats