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[blackbelly] Weaning question

LDKM1422
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:37:55 -0700

I tried going natural this year to see what the ewes would do naturally.  The 
ewes have started cutting the feedings back recently; these lambs were born 
at the end of Feb. and one mid- April.  Those babies are nearly as big as their 
moms!  Lifting the ewes hindquarters up while they suckle.
My questions  .......
How long do lambs need to be penned up before returning to the flock?  How 
long before the ewes stop lactating?

Diana
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