Baymule
Herd Master
I am raising two bottle lambs now-my first! Two ewes both had triplets the same night. One ewe rejected one of her lambs and the other ewe wanted all 3 of her lambs, but the littlest one was too small and weak. I tied each ewe and put the lambs up to the teats to make sure that they got the colostrum. The ewe that rejected her lamb flat out did not like him, even withheld her milk. To get her to let down the milk, I had to get a lamb she liked to suck on one side while I put the rejected lamb on the other side.
My question is, did you make sure that the lamb got colostrum? If not or if you are not sure, you will have to tie the ewe and either milk her out or put the lamb up to her udder and let him suck. Is he warm, is his mouth warm? Don't feed a cold lamb, they can't digest the milk.
My question is, did you make sure that the lamb got colostrum? If not or if you are not sure, you will have to tie the ewe and either milk her out or put the lamb up to her udder and let him suck. Is he warm, is his mouth warm? Don't feed a cold lamb, they can't digest the milk.