Vey very cute, but think of 8 months time when hes v large and fat !! He will bond with you as you feed him so he will follow you everywhere like a puppy, I prefer to keep them with the mother and turn up just to bottle feed so they dont get too humanised and the return to the flock is easy. Good Luck
Unfortunately, that also being the preferred option for my friends, that was not possible in this case. The mother rejected him, even with the ultimate preseverance of leaving him penned in a small area with her overnight, with the result he developed slight pneumonia as she was not keeping him warm either. My friends were due to go on holiday on Monday and delayed when they found him dropped in the field over the weekend to try to establish the bond between him and his mother so they could go out with the others. It didn't work out so as a last resort they called and asked if I'd take him, believing he'd die if he was left (they are experienced sheep breeders) - knowing that I'd have time to give him the TLC he needs being retired. Teh ewe showed no signs of carryingHe is very small too, perhaps a result of the father/daughter mating? I don't know enough about sheep genetics to say for sure but Carol thought that might be the case. He has come a long way today - and when I go in the conservatory he gets out of his bed and comes to the gate of the wee run, adn when i elt him out and go and sit down he comes over and nudges me.