> Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 10:29:05 -0800 > From: Lee Ann <evarojoe...@yahoo.com> > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Subject: [Blackbelly] Help > Message-ID: <2f386837-4328-4722-a0a8-d93104aea...@yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > My two bummers have the scours, I have tried electrolytes and probiotics, and also watered down the formula? They are 13 days old? > > Sent from my iPad
What time intervals are you feeding them? And how much are they allowed to eat? I have only raised 1 bottle goat and maybe 6 or 7 bottle lambs over a few breeding seasons, but in my case, they all got "scours", because I was following bad advice from a local breeder I knew. I was feeding them the right amount per day in weight, but...., not dividing it up in the middle of the night. I got to sleep fine, but they had diarrhea because I fed them far too much at each feeding. Once I set a timer to get up at 2am and do my duty, and they ate less each feeding, (but the same overall amount each day) it cleared right up. I was freaking out, giving them Corrid, anti-worm medication, and probiotics, etc, and had no idea I should just divide it up more. -Michael Smith, Perino Ranch Blackbellies _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info