I guess I have been pretty lucky. In 6+ years I have only had to raise one on the bottle out of about 200+ lambs. It went very well though. I used Land O'Lakes lamb milk replacer PLUS with every feeding I added about 25% canned goats milk. The lamb LOVED the goats milk and every time we tried to take it out, he wouldn't feed very well at all. Since he was our first bottle lamb, we went the extra mile to keep him happy.
We started out with about 5 feedings a day for the first week. After the first week, we put him out with the others. He was bonded to us and would run up to us the second he spotted us. We then started feeding him about 4 times/day for another 2 weeks, then down to 2 feedings/day for a few more weeks. We didn't supplement his bottle with any grains, but it was Spring and there was plenty of grass/browse for him to nibble on. He learned from the other sheep and their lambs. I think he will be 4 years old this spring and he is a great liaison. He has a home for life. Chris B =============================================== 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]/
