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PrimroseMom1 said:
All you guys are amazing!!!!! In many many ways.
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But ya still got to give a little wiggle! Love ya!
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A good life and dear friendship MUST be celebrated.
 
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kuntrygirl said:
Sooooooooooooooooooooo, it looks like I will be bottle feeding 2 lamb. The one that was born day after yesterday has just been walking around and I have not noticed it trying to suck on the mom. I can't say that the mom is rejecting it because she's not. The baby for some reason was not trying to find the mom to suck. That was a red flag for me. So, I commenced to making it a bottle and persuaded it to suck yesterday. It took a few minutes for it to catch on but once it lock on to the bottle nipple it sucked it all. 9 ounces gone gone gone. The mom fussed and complained but oh well. When I went out this morning and he heard my voice, he started crying and came running to eat. :/ I surely wasn't expecting to have to bottle feed any babies this year. Oh well. :/
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I know about horses, but not lambs.  Is it common for lambs to have this "problem", or are you just extra lucky?
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Yes, it's common. I am going into my 6th year of having sheep and this is really only my 2nd year having to bottle feed. This is a lot of work in addition to everything else I have to do. And the bad thing about it, lamb should be nursed every few hours and I can only do it before work, after work and at night before they go to sleep. :th After all of that, I feel like I need a warm bottle of milk to get to sleep. :/

Suggested Feeding Schedule: For the first 24 hours of life, give the lamb colostrum. Feed it every 2 hours if possible through the first 24 hours of life. In the next 24 to 48 hours of the lamb's life, begin gradually mixing the colostrum or colostrum substitute with lamb milk replacer. By day four of the lamb's life, it should be receiving nothing but the lamb milk replacer according to the schedule listed below.

Follow the schedule listed below after the lamb is over 24 hours old:

Day 2 through 3: every 3 hours
Day 4 through 7: every 4 hours
Day 8 through 21: every 6 hours
Day 21 through 35: every 8 hours
Day 35 until weaning: every 12 hours.
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kuntrygirl said:
Yes, it's common. I am going into my 6th year of having sheep and this is really only my 2nd year having to bottle feed. This is a lot of work in addition to everything else I have to do. And the bad thing about it, lamb should be nursed every few hours and I can only do it before work, after work and at night before they go to sleep.
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After all of that, I feel like I need a warm bottle of milk to get to sleep.
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You are one busy lady!! Hang in there...the season is just starting. NO warm milk...drink and make WINE!!!! Warm milk is for lambs!
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kuntrygirl said:
Yes, it's common. I am going into my 6th year of having sheep and this is really only my 2nd year having to bottle feed. This is a lot of work in addition to everything else I have to do. And the bad thing about it, lamb should be nursed every few hours and I can only do it before work, after work and at night before they go to sleep.
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After all of that, I feel like I need a warm bottle of milk to get to sleep.
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Or a cold glass of wine....
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TerriLaChicks said:
kuntrygirl said:
Yes, it's common. I am going into my 6th year of having sheep and this is really only my 2nd year having to bottle feed. This is a lot of work in addition to everything else I have to do. And the bad thing about it, lamb should be nursed every few hours and I can only do it before work, after work and at night before they go to sleep. :th After all of that, I feel like I need a warm bottle of milk to get to sleep. :/
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Or a cold glass of wine....:bun
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