Hello,
My family has a large amount of sheep and I was given a lamb to raise a few months ago when she was rejected by her mother. This was my first time raising a lamb by myself. I became really attached to her as I was bottle feeding her everyday and seeing her multiple times a day, so she became a pet to me. She currently stays in a big area outside of our house with plenty of grass, and she also sometimes interacts with our neighbours sheep. She's 6 months old now and doing great, she's healthy and she responds to me really well so she's comfortable around humans. She doesn't seem to be upset or lonely. She quite comfortably eats grass most of the day and lays down for rests now and again. She never really cries out or appears distressed.
However, I only recently discovered that it may be a bad idea to raise one lamb by itself as they are flock animals. Now I'm wondering if I should put her with the rest of my family's sheep. She hasn't interacted with them at all and I'm unsure if they'll be okay with her or not. When she has interacted with my neighbours sheep, she seems comfortable and doesn't seem to be too bothered by them. My family's sheep also stay a bit away from our house and stay in a very large area of land so I won't be able to check up on her as often. However, I don't want to be selfish and keep her here by herself if it's not good for her. I hate the thought of her being uncomfortable or lonely when she's all by herself. Would it be okay to keep her by herself next to my house or is it best to put her with our other sheep? Any help would be appreciated!