I've seen lambs try to start eat from the feeders or graze with their
mother's as early as 2-3 days old. I had one ewe die when her babies were 1
month
old and they survived with no supplementation - they were eating food on their
own.
We usually try to wean at 2-3 months.
Onalee
In a me
In a message dated 5/5/2005 1:58:55 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How long does it take for a baby lamb to be weaned? How old do they start to
eat solid food?
Thanks,
Britt
I have seen them nibble on hay as soon as 2 days old. It really takes about
a month before the
another 5 weeks or so
before he's completely weaned.
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From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [blackbelly] baby sheep
> Britt,
>
> I usually wean my lambs at b
Britt,
I usually wean my lambs at between 8-12 weeks old. I move the ewes out of
the pen (leave the lambs where they grew up) and as far as I can get them.
Unfortunately, sometimes that means that only a fence separates them, which
makes things a bit more noisy.
A lot of people recommend not fe
.
Blackbellies will breed at an early age.
Hope that helps!
Rhonda
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From: "Britt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: [blackbelly] baby sheep
> How long does it take for a baby lamb to be weaned? How old do they start
How long does it take for a baby lamb to be weaned? How old do they start to
eat solid food?
Thanks,
Britt
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