The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: floradora on April 21, 2014, 10:28:10 am
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I have a very naughty four week old cade that is constantly chewing the teats off the buckets. I have three other younger cades in there and am wondering when I can safely wean him off. He doesn't drink the milk but chews with his back teeth. He is eating creep and grass well. Any advice would gratefully be received.
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Can you put him in a separate pen and onto 2 bottles a day? Then cut down to 1 500ml bottle/day at 5 weeks split over 2 feeds, then wean at 5 1/2-6 weeks. 4 weeks is a bit young he needs another week-10 days on milk. they will chew the teats though, I lost count of the amount I went through on my shepherdess last year!
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Cut some branches of willow, hazel, apple, ivy stems. They may occupy themselves on them rather than the bucket teats :fc: ;D