The hay should be provided free choice and the lactating ewe should be getting 2-3 cups of grain twice a day... Depending on what the grain mixture is, the weight/cup will vary. But like GAF stated, generally speaking, one pound of grain will be about 2.5-3 cups. So what I'd do is start out with 3 cups (work up to this steadily over 3-4 days), twice a day, and then see if she recovers. If she does and then starts gaining weight, you can always cut her back a little. If it proves to still not be enough (it's an individual sheep thing) to allow her to produce enough milk for her lambs, you can always continue to increase up to say 4 cups a feeding... Maybe 4 morning and 3 evening (the lamb won't drink as much overnight). Obviously a higher protein grain mix would require less to meet the requirements. I'd be shooting for a 16% grain mix myself.
But right now, since she's already fallen behind, better to increase steadily and relatively quickly (like over several days to prevent bloat) until she's lactating well again. Then you just have to adjust up/down according to how they're all doing. Let us know how it goes!
But right now, since she's already fallen behind, better to increase steadily and relatively quickly (like over several days to prevent bloat) until she's lactating well again. Then you just have to adjust up/down according to how they're all doing. Let us know how it goes!
