If the little guy will suck on mama, then tie her head in the stall so she cannot butt him off. Fix it where she can get feed and water, or mainly water and be sure to feed her enough. Then let him stay with her. After 2 days her milk will go thru his system and she will accept him. This has worked for the stubbornest ewe.
You might also check to be sure she has enough milk for 2, this may be the reason she is kicking him off.... If she is short of milk, due to mastitis, or infection, or just nutrition, she will kick off the weaker one. If she does not have a medical problem causing short milk supply then she is a head case. I would give her about 2 cc of Oxytocin to increase milk production and when she gets tight bag she will be more receptive to the little guy.... Oxytocin will work for about 4 days then you need another shot.... I have one that is a head case. This is the second time. After 3 days of being tied up she is a great mother!!! She is going to the sale barn after they are weaned.....! Cecil Piedmont, OK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Rejected Ram Lamb > > Hi Elaine, > > Here are my suggestions: > > 1. See the article on my Web site about rearing a bottle lamb > (http://www.critterhaven.biz/bummerlamb.htm) > > 2. You are doing great by getting some colostrum in him and getting him to > eat. Push him to start eating hay and grain as soon as he can. > > 3. As soon as the weather permits, put him outside with the sheep during > the day. Then as soon as possible, let him stay outside during the night, > too. I'm trying to remember how long it took for my last bottle lamb to do > this. It was summer, but I think I put him outside by the beginning of > Week > 3. He probably could have gone out sooner, but I hadn't grown tired of > changing diapers until then. > > 4. Don't bond with him. He needs to be afraid of humans, which > unfortunately he won't be. As a bottle ram, in all likelihood he will be > freezer lamb. If you sell him as a breeder, then the new owner will > probably be purchasing a mean ram. If you keep him as a breeder, you will > probably have a mean ram on your hands. No matter what, you're going to > get > your feelings hurt if you bond with him. > > 5. Don't let him play with your dogs. He needs to be afraid of dogs. The > dogs may be sizing him up as possible dessert, and you don't want to put > them in that potential situation. > > 6. He will probably always be a loner, and the flock will at most tolerate > him. If there are other lambs to play with, he will do just fine with > them. > > Carol > > At 02:24 PM 1/5/2006 -0600, you wrote: >>About how long will I need to wait before turning him back in with his >>herd? Are there >>any other supplements that I should pick up? I don't know if I need >>Nutradrench while I am feeding the Nutra 24 (this is for multi-animal use, >>with lambs specified on the label). Should I be worried about our dogs? >>Or >>just watch them? > > Carol Elkins > Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep > (no shear, no dock, no fuss) > Pueblo, Colorado > http://www.critterhaven.biz > T-shirts, mugs, caps, and more at the > Barbados Blackbelly Online Store http://www.cafepress.com/blackbellysheep > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at [email protected] > http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at [email protected] http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info
