Author Topic: 2 ramb lambs born 26th and 28th of jan  (Read 2055 times)

Azzdodd

  • Joined Apr 2012
2 ramb lambs born 26th and 28th of jan
« on: May 11, 2013, 09:39:54 am »
One of my ewes lamb on the 28th off jan to a single and I adopted on another lamb that was born 2 days earlier her own lamb zwarble/texel mum welsh dad is a fair size and the adoptee is a little larger as he is a more commercial lamb.due to the poor year and lack of grass early on I was thinking off weaning soon to get mum in best condition for tupping time? They will be on my large back garden lots of nice grass
« Last Edit: May 11, 2013, 09:53:45 am by Azzdodd »

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
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Re: 2 ramb lambs born 26th and 28th of jan
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2013, 10:01:16 am »
Assuming you tup end August for end Jan lambing, I'd leave the lambs on mum for another month at least.  A couple of months rest should set her up nicely, and generally 4 months is early enough to wean lambs unless there's a problem.


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