[kelly58]

Thanks Anke, the ewe was vaccinated  just didnt have milk, got 100 ml colostrum and that was it .
Just come back from our vets, what l was told is clear as MUD ! Waiting for a farmer friend to ring me back later.

[Heather Fullwood]

Hiya.... i am with you here.... i also have a pet lamb ( 5 weeks tomorrow) she was a twin, her mother rejected her but has raised her brother lovely.
She has been with me at the house over night but in a pen with access to grazing (for the last two weeks) during the day.
She is thriving at present and also plays with the dog and cats in the house and garden, but associates herself with the other ewes and lambs when out at pasture (although not mixed with them full time yet)
I love your endereing terms by the way..... even if they are not very farmer like...... i also use similar ones

[kelly58]

Hi Heather, How nice to have an encouraging response  !   Just a crofter with a flock of Rare breed Boreray l keep, not for profit but for the love of the breed and their survival. Also have Olde English babydoll southdowns from a breeder on here, adorable sheep and the prettiest smiley faces  Only kept sheep for 3 yrs so always learning new things about them. 

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Hi Heather, How nice to have an encouraging response  !   Just a crofter with a flock of Rare breed Boreray l keep, not for profit but for the love of the breed and their survival. Also have Olde English babydoll southdowns from a breeder on here, adorable sheep and the prettiest smiley faces  Only kept sheep for 3 yrs so always learning new things about them. 

I have kept sheep my whole life and still have tons to learn about them.

[kelly58]

I can well imagine WBF, but its the immense pleasure l get from watching their antics everyday (when lm not working) makes it all worthwhile.       Especially the Boreray, whoever said sheep were stupid never kept Boreray, they are always one step ahead of you, literally! !

[kelly58]

The lamb is 3 weeks old on thursday, shes still in the stock box outside, weather is like in Noahs day !
Have give her lamb creep, doesnt seem to be interested and has no other lambs with her to show her what its for 
Any ideas how l get her to eat it pls ? 

[SallyintNorth]

Offer a teeny bit of fresh creep in a clean bowl a couple of times a day.  Chuck out what she hasn't eaten; if she's not eating fresh she won't eat stale.

She will eat it soon - mine usually start to fiddle on with it at about 2-3 weeks, but aren't really eating it properly for about another week to 10 days.

Once she does eat a bit of it, you can 'encourage' her to eat more by cutting out a bottle, or extending the time between bottles.  Hunger is a good incentive

Oh - the other thing I have found is that Champion Tup Mix is more appealing than most creep feeds initially.  So I get them on eating 'creep' using CTM, then (if necessary - some I just keep on CTM throughout) mix in the creep I really want them to have once they are eating CTM well, and gradually phase out the CTM.

[waterbuffalofarmer]

My pet lambs are on one bottle a day and they eat grass during the day and lamb pellets at night, they're growing nicely.

[verdifish]

Hi Heather, How nice to have an encouraging response  !   Just a crofter with a flock of Rare breed Boreray l keep, not for profit but for the love of the breed and their survival. Also have Olde English babydoll southdowns from a breeder on here, adorable sheep and the prettiest smiley faces  Only kept sheep for 3 yrs so always learning new things about them. 

I have kept sheep my whole life and still have tons to learn about them.

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[kelly58]

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