[Niki]

Hi, we are new to lambing this year. We have 14 healthy lambs. One lamb was a triplet, abandoned by the ewe. He was tiny and hypothermic however has survived being hand reared indoors. Unfortunately he was too small and weak to stay outside. He's a week old tomorrow.
I am just starting to let the older lambs outside now our sodden ground is drying out. I will  take wee one for a trip out to meet them as he's now bouncing and restless. I am concerned though that as he is half the size of the youngest lambs he will never be able to integrate?
I do have one ewe with only one lamb, however he was the first born and is 3 times the size of the wee one. Would she take to him do you think?
Looking forward to hearing from you. 

[shep53]

Far too late to try and put him onto another  ewe it needs to be done at or shortly after she gave birth  . Maybe  worst case a ewe will loose a lamb and then you could foster the little lamb or  some one may be looking for a lamb to put onto a ewe ,otherwise just keep going with the bottle and given another week or so he will be strong enough to go out with the rest at least in the daytime

[Niki]

Thanks for your advice. Nik