Author Topic: lambs  (Read 2142 times)

little haven

  • Joined Apr 2014
lambs
« 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

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: lambs
« Reply #1 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 and here

Do shout if you still have questions or want clarification!
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little haven

  • Joined Apr 2014
Re: lambs
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2014, 06:02:13 pm »
thank you for the reply  ;D ;D

 

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