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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: little haven on May 11, 2014, 09:28:46 pm

Title: lambs
Post by: little haven on May 11, 2014, 09:28:46 pm

hi all, this is my first post and im after some advice  ;D. i have five lambs that are 7 weeks old, they have been cut down to two milk feeds a day and my plan was to do this for a week and then drop them down to one feed a day for a week and then stop the milk feeds completely. is this an acceptable way to do it as they are eating hay and creep  and are drinking a reasonable amount of water as well.

this may seem like a novices question but this is the first year of keeping lambs so i would rather ask a silly question than make a mistake and cause any suffering or harm.

thank you in advance.
 Maurice

Title: Re: lambs
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 11, 2014, 10:51:55 pm

You'll find this has been discussed several times in recent days.

You'll find useful discussions here (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=45295.0) and here (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=44735.msg417796#msg417796)

Do shout if you still have questions or want clarification!

Title: Re: lambs
Post by: little haven on May 12, 2014, 06:02:13 pm

thank you for the reply  ;D ;D