[Jacob-list] Yearling mom with no milk!

[Peg Bostwick]

Hi, again.   We don't need milk replacer often, but when we do have used
purina kid/lamb replacer with success.  It comes in a gallon plastic tub.
Has to be fresh - one year we made the mistake of using leftover from
previous year - powder smelled okay but the lambs got sick on it.    Now we
store it in the freezer, and get fresh when needed (our local feed store
just about always has it in the spring).   

 

Peg Bostwick

 <mailto:peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com> peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com

517-626-6981

 

From: jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com
[mailto:jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com] On Behalf Of joy
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 10:35 AM
To: farmgirlarts at triad.rr.com; jacobs
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Yearling mom with no milk!

 

laura,

I have heard numerous bad stories about using the milk replacer formula. I
had an orphan lamb this spring and used the homemade formula of whole milk/
buttermilk/ canned milk and it worked great...... no scours at all. I do
think it would be a good idea to leave her with her mom if she's being
attentive. As Peg said it will help her be more socialized and think shes a
sheep .......... Unfortunately my bottle baby had no mom to socialize her
and now that she's weaned, though i encourage her to go be with the other
sheep, she thinks she's a dog and would rather be with me and the dogs. Talk
about funny........ a lamb running with the cattledogs herding the
flock.....LOL

 

joy

 

From: "farmgirlarts at triad.rr.com" <farmgirlarts at triad.rr.com>
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 8:42 AM
Subject: [Jacob-list] Yearling mom with no milk!


My yearling ewe that was bred by break-in ram in Jan. gave birth yesterday
afternoon and has no milk. The lamb is TINY, but up and about. Mom cleaned
her up and dotes on her, but no milk. I've fed the lamb 3 times with
colostrum from my neighbor's goat. Suggestions? I plan to give lamb some
probiotics next feeding and sheep milk preplacer. 

Thanks,
Laura
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Laura C Frazier
http://www.farmgirlarts.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/farmgirlarts/

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