Author Topic: Can I feed my 2 & 3 month lambs on ewe pencils?  (Read 2530 times)

Dianabooth

  • Joined Mar 2014
Can I feed my 2 & 3 month lambs on ewe pencils?
« on: August 08, 2014, 09:49:59 am »
Hello to All

I've just run out of lamb starter/finisher feed and cannot get anymore locally until next week - I've been feeding this creep twice a day.  I have some all rounder adult sheep pencils which I give to ewes and ram/whethers.  My questions is can I give this to my 2 & 3 month lambs (last one born 17th May) until I can get more starter/finisher lamb feed?

Foobar

  • Joined Mar 2012
  • South Wales
Re: Can I feed my 2 & 3 month lambs on ewe pencils?
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2014, 10:06:03 am »
If it states on the bag that it can be fed to male sheep (or rather if it doesn't say that it must not be fed to male sheep ;)), then yes. 

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Can I feed my 2 & 3 month lambs on ewe pencils?
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2014, 12:44:05 pm »
YES , depends why you are feeding lamb pellets eg fast finish but once they have taken ( don't be surprised  if they leave the pencils for a day or so ) to the universal nuts they will be cheaper then  lamb pellets

Hellybee

  • Joined Feb 2010
    • www.blaengwawrponies.co.uk
Re: Can I feed my 2 & 3 month lambs on ewe pencils?
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2014, 06:21:15 pm »
If they are proper ewe nuts, ie 18 per cent ones , not for the boys but yes for th girls x

 

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