[Jacob-list] New lamb

[Dan Kennedy]

If he is over 56 days, you could probably wean him.      Treating him like a
pet is definitely going to lead to problems down the road.       If you feel
that he really needs to be bottle fed, stick him out in the barn with other
sheep and have contact with him only at feeding times.        It's important
that he knows he's a sheep not a people.
Dan Kennedy
Killorglin Farm
Prince Edward Island
Jacob & Dorset Horn Sheep
www.attcanada.net/~dankennedy
----- Original Message -----
From: <dazazel at usit.net>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] New lamb


> Well, I went to the Knoxville Rare Livestock Expo today, not planning to
buy
> anything since I'm broke until I get my paycheck--but I ended up with a
ram
> lamb.  I was admiring a lady's Jacob lambs and asked if any of them were
ram
> lambs.  She said all three were and that they were only $50.  Well, I
didn't
> have $50 but just that minute the guy who owns the land I keep my sheep on
> appeared at my elbow like he'd just dropped out of the sky and offered to
> buy one of the lambs for me.  How could I refuse?  I picked a 4-horned guy
> with really nice markings--he doesn't have as much separation between his
> horns as I would like on the left side, but he looks good.  The only
problem
> is, he's only a couple of months old and not entirely weaned.  I don't
> really like the idea of a bottle-fed ram, but the price was right.  I'm
> keeping him in the house for the time being, and he's walking around
driving
> the cats insane and nibbling on everything.  He's really cute!  I took him
> out on a leash a little while ago and he ate some clover and honeysuckle
> leaves, then when we came back in he started bawling and trying to eat my
> fingers so I mixed up some replacer milk and gave him about 3 ounces.  I
> don't know if that's enough.  The lady said he was getting fed three times
a
> day and is eating a little hay and grain.  Any suggestions on how I can
wean
> him quickly (or if I should keep him on the bottle for another month or
so)?
> I'd like to get him out in the pasture as soon as possible, but I want him
> to be healthy too.  I've pretty much decided to name him Bravo.
>
> Katherine
>
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