Hello!
My neighbors asked me if I wanted to take this lamb that they've had for a few days... They said that they got it from someone else, who a farmer gave it to because the mom rejected it and he doesn't have time to bottle raise it. Anyways I pretty much can't turn it down. I breed and raise goats and pigs already, so I have a lot of experience bottle raising, but I want to know more about sheep in particular.
First of all, we're guessing that he's about a week old and someone suggested that it's probably a Suffolk cross. Can anyone confirm this? Also, I was wondering if he would be happy with my goats and mini horse (who is 21 years old and very friendly with the goats and goat kids) or if I will have to get another lamb at some point? I am going to castrate him today and I was wondering if anyone knows if wool from a castrated lamb is usable (I've read that people only use ewe wool)? I can't feel any horn buds right now (I don't think I can anyways...) so does that mean it's polled? I always dehorn my goats at a week old but they are much smaller than him (I raise Nigerian dwarfs). Do I have to dock his tail or is it unnecessary? Any other advice would be appreciated too!
(*It cut it's ear on a fence, so that's why it's bandaged)
Thanks!
My neighbors asked me if I wanted to take this lamb that they've had for a few days... They said that they got it from someone else, who a farmer gave it to because the mom rejected it and he doesn't have time to bottle raise it. Anyways I pretty much can't turn it down. I breed and raise goats and pigs already, so I have a lot of experience bottle raising, but I want to know more about sheep in particular.
First of all, we're guessing that he's about a week old and someone suggested that it's probably a Suffolk cross. Can anyone confirm this? Also, I was wondering if he would be happy with my goats and mini horse (who is 21 years old and very friendly with the goats and goat kids) or if I will have to get another lamb at some point? I am going to castrate him today and I was wondering if anyone knows if wool from a castrated lamb is usable (I've read that people only use ewe wool)? I can't feel any horn buds right now (I don't think I can anyways...) so does that mean it's polled? I always dehorn my goats at a week old but they are much smaller than him (I raise Nigerian dwarfs). Do I have to dock his tail or is it unnecessary? Any other advice would be appreciated too!
(*It cut it's ear on a fence, so that's why it's bandaged)
Thanks!