sheep pen

Corral for ewes

A sheep pen is an enclosure for confining sheep, typically a small fenced area used for gathering, sorting, or holding them temporarily.

Also called a sheepfold or sheep corral depending on region: The farmer herded the flock into the sheep pen for shearing.

Related

lambs · ewes · gate · fence · hay · barnyard smell · pasture · grazing · herding · herding instinct · bleating · shearing · livestock · farm animals · mud · straw · trough · crook

Categories
Opposites
confinement vs. freedom

sheep penopen range

Unfenced public grazing land

free range · wilderness · wild · the wild · open field

livestock housing type

sheep penbarn

Agricultural storage structure

cattle barn · pigsty · chicken coop · stable · dairy barn

enclosure type

sheep penbarn

Agricultural storage structure

sheep barn · stable · shelter · sheep shed

Family

sheep, pen, sheepish, sheepishly, sheepishness, shepherd, shepherding, shepherded, pens

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G