I hear you Cecil...My bottle baby born in Feb. weighed less than 2 pounds,
wasn't fully developed, and did not receive anywhere near the amount of
colostrum recommended. She is a healthy, thin but healthy 3 month old now. I
guess by trial and error Oregon State has found a formula that is somewh
You folks In Oregon must have heavier birth weights than we do. My bottle
baby was about 2.5 lbs and 2 lambs born this morning are about 4 lbs apiece.
At 3 oz per lb, that is 12 oz in 18 hours. about 8oz more than I have fed.
Cecil
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From: "Dayna Denmark" <[EMAIL PR
I will be making a fast trip to Denver, and might get a chance to visit with
my little bottle baby sidekick. Anyone on the list near for a quick cup of
coffee or a bite to eat??
Cecil
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From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 6:3
Carol,
Just passing along some info on amount of colostrum needed for the
blackbelly breed. This is what the Director of Animal Sciences at Oregon
State recommends:
3 oz. per pound of body weight over an 18 hour period.
They do a lot of artificial lamb rearing and have found this amount to be
Cecil, I agree with you. I raised 30 bottle babies last year and the same
again this year,. 99% never having any of the moms colostrum. Although this
year I have had less trouble with scours. I have switched the artificial
colostrum I use to a premix instead of mixing calf colostrix with already
What I have done in the past when mama just did not seem to have enough milk
for triplets is to make sure they get the colustrum, and I supplement with
about an ounce of milk replacer. then before I go to lunch I give them an
ounce or 2 depending on how full the belly feels. If their belly fee
Cecil, your $0.02 worth is always worth a small gold mine.
I wouldn't be surprised if once again what is written in the sheep books
just doesn't quite fit with what blackbelly sheep need. Even though
Lawson's formula would automatically scale to the smaller blackbelly
weight, our sheep rarely d
Hello all,
This morning I noticed one of my 3 month old lambs has a swollen face. It's
swollen on the right side cheek area only. She is her same happy go lucky
self, and does not show that she is in pain or anything. Does anyone have
any idea what this might be? No sores, wounds, crusty stuff a
