Carol J. Elkins
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:23:35 -0700
Hi Nancy,I use the suggested feeding schedule from Laura Lawson's book "Managing Your Ewe and Her Newborn Lambs" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/096339231X/critterhavenesta/002-1509 340-4239246
Your lamb, if she is around 10 lb, should be receiving 32 oz. of milk replacement every day, spread over 3 feedings.
She says lambs should receive about 15% to 20% of their body weight in milk replacer daily.
Example: 5 lb lamb X 16oz/lb= 80 oz X 20% = 16 oz daily. Example: 10 lb lamb x 16oz/lb=160 oz x 20% = 32 oz daily. Have a look at the page I have on my Web site about feeding bummer lambs. http://www.critterhaven.biz/bummerlamb.htm Carol At 02:28 PM 7/23/2005 -0500, you wrote: I have a triplet ewe lamb that is 3 1/2weeks old. We took her at 2 weeks because she was starting to fall behind.I haven't been able to get her to suck a bottle. I feed her with a serenge. She will only take about 5ounces per 24hrs. ... Any suggestions to get her to eat more or is this plenty for her size?
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