The last of my suffolk shearlings lambed sunday night, a boy and a girl. She is being a very good mum, she lambed by herself and got straight on with the cleaning up and chatting to them but the girl who is the smaller and weaker of the two seems very thin. The ewe seems to have milk and she is standing for them to feed which they both seem to be able to. Both lambs seem a little dehydrated in that their skin doesnt spring straight back when you pinch a fold but they are both very bright, seem to have milk in their tummies when you hold them up and are running after their mum and she is very attentive.
I suppose my question is, should I be topping them up or at least the little girl, with a bottle or is it best to leave them hungry and trying to feed themselves. I have just turned them out this morning in the hope that the spring grass and sunshine will encourage milk production if this is the problem. Id be very grateful for your opinions