Lamb might be too small for her age??? But am afraid of overfeeding her.

[Mike'sgotalittlelamb]

Just as a little update, these are pictures from today. I also snapped one from the top, just to show how she is not in any way sunken in.

 

[SteepedInSheep]

Just as a little update, these are pictures from today. I also snapped one from the top, just to show how she is not in any way sunken in.

What a cutie. She looks good. Filled out, but not in a bloated kind of way. You don't know her breed but she is a twin. My hair sheep twins run smaller than singles but still look solid.

 

[Mike'sgotalittlelamb]

Okay, got one more question, should I wait to wean her because she's so small, or can I go ahead and start the process like normal in the next couple weeks?

 

[Mini Horses]

She needs a friend. Can you bring another from this herd to be with her so she isn't a loner when returned to that farm? Another lamb will help to transition from bottle babe to being a sheep. I raise goats and occasionally have to bottle one but, try to leave with herd to keep them a member of their world. Then I'd switch to fewer bottles, then less per bottle to 1x a day, so her system converts as it would when the natural weaning would happen.

Same when I buy new ones -- I try to get 2, for comfort of a known friend when integrating to herd.

 

[Mike'sgotalittlelamb]

She needs a friend. Can you bring another from this herd to be with her so she isn't a loner when returned to that farm? Another lamb will help to transition from bottle babe to being a sheep. I raise goats and occasionally have to bottle one but, try to leave with herd to keep them a member of their world. Then I'd switch to fewer bottles, then less per bottle to 1x a day, so her system converts as it would when the natural weaning would happen.

Same when I buy new ones -- I try to get 2, for comfort of a known friend when integrating to herd.

I'll ask if they have any other lambs at the moment, but I dunno if they do. Another thing is that I am currently keeping her in my house because I do not have an enclosed area to keep her in, so, honestly, I'm sadly not sure a friend would be feasible. I'd get her one 100%, but I might not have the room.

 

[Mike'sgotalittlelamb]

Also, my plan for weaning her was to cut her down to one bottle of a morning and leave out the evening one for about a week and then drop the other one.