Baymule
Herd Master
I have scanned all 30 pages and haven't found the answer to that. I read quite a few posts about when to wean and found that some wean early, some later. I weaned my lambs today at 5 months and I felt like a terrible sheep momma because of weaning so late. The ram lambs were wethered at 2 weeks, so no problem with early breeding, but I still felt like I was a baaaaad sheep momma. But I found several that weaned at 5 months and I didn't feel so terrible. The lambs were still suckling, but the ewes didn't let them suckle long at all and walked off from them. So the lambs couldn't have gotten very much at all, plus the bags are no longer full like when the lambs were small.
My question is how long after weaning before I can let the ewe lambs rejoin the flock? I was thinking a couple of months, but is that too soon? How long does it take for the lamb not to want to suckle it's momma?
I have the lambs in a small pen in the back yard with Paris in the larger part of the yard. I will start training Paris to the lambs, ya'll wish me luck.
My question is how long after weaning before I can let the ewe lambs rejoin the flock? I was thinking a couple of months, but is that too soon? How long does it take for the lamb not to want to suckle it's momma?
I have the lambs in a small pen in the back yard with Paris in the larger part of the yard. I will start training Paris to the lambs, ya'll wish me luck.