Hope this helps. http://www.sheepandgoat.com/lambkidcare.html
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/animal-sciences/artirear.htm "Use a milk replacer designed for lambs and follow the manufacturer's directions. It should contain 30 to 32 percent fat, 22 to 24 percent protein, and 22 to 25 percent lactose (dry matter basis). Protein should come from milk protein, and fat should come from an animal source." "Offer creep feed to lambs once they start on the milk replacer. The feed should be palatable and contain at least 20 percent crude protein. Many shepherds use soybean meal or a creep feed that is at least 50 percent soybean meal to start artificially reared lambs on dry feed. Do not feed hay or oats to start lambs on dry feed as these feeds tend to cause bloat. Avoid leafy alfalfa hay for up to two weeks after weaning since it also can result in bloat problems. Provide fresh, clean water at all times." "Wean lambs at about four weeks of age or when the lambs have consumed 20 to 25 pounds of dry milk powder. Feeding milk replacer longer than this is not cost effective. Before weaning, make sure lambs are eating some solid food. Research at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station at Dubois, ID, indicates that weaning lambs abruptly from milk at 4 to 5 weeks works better than offering a diluted milk replacer the last week." "All artificially reared lambs should be vaccinated for enterotoxemia (Clostridium perfringens, types C and D) shortly after starting them on milk replacer and again 3 weeks later. Lambs that do not receive colostrum should be vaccinated immediately with clostridium Type C and D antitoxin." Another: http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/sheep/g433.htm Diana =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
