I am half way round the world in a small town South of Dallas/ Ft. Worth area. My elderly neighbor has about 100acres next to our 1.5 acre. He raises hair sheep. I volunteer to put up his sheep at night and let them out in the morning from a fenced area preventing the coyotes from a nightly feast. One morning there was a tiny lamb whose mom wasn't caring for,as he was a twin.
I watched in the morning and at night to see if he was nursing at all and found that he was not.
I took him home, made up a homemade brew of colostrum I found on the web, Monday morning I took him to vet for inspection.
The vet said if he hadn't gotten any colostrum he wouldn't make it. Sadden I took him home and started bottle feeding him which took about 1 1/2 days for him to take to.
He is now 9 weeks, grazing, enjoying corn and mulberry leaves and of course all my flowers.
We have neighbors who have about 14 head of hair sheep who said they would take him after he is weaned.
So my question is:. Will he adapt to the flock as he has been around humans his entire short life? Feeling I will be experiencing empty nest syndrome.
Thanks for your input. Meem