I usually wean my lambs at 2 months. However, if I have a group to wean and some in the group are a little younger, I have weaned lambs as young as 5 or 6 weeks. The important thing is to make sure they are strong and eating well (grain, hay, and/or pasture). And it is my understanding that ewes come back into heat immediately after weaning, or many times even before weaning. But I don't have much information on that. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me can respond to that.
Sincerely, Mary Swindell
At 12:02 PM 4/28/2004 -0600, you wrote:
Message: 2 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:05:18 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jennifer Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [blackbelly] Questions: weaning, breeding Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To everyone:
At what age are you weaning your lambs?
How soon after a ewe lambs does she come into heat? Does it depend on how long she nurses?
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