Tom, also those teets are small, and you may want to try this, for milking, if you have a larger syringe around.
http://www.tvsp.org/sheep_milker.html don't forget to bump upwards on the bag a few times to get it to let down, before you try this. _MWS On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz> wrote: > Tom, do everything you possibly can to milk colostrum from the ewe. Put her > in a stanchion to hold her still. You may not get a lot, but every bit is > important. Measure what you do get and divide it into two parts, one for > each lamb. Do this as often as you can to get as much colostrum as you can > from her. If she has any milk in her bag, you might try letting the lambs > nurse. I stanchioned a ewe three times a day for 3 weeks and she finally > accepted the lamb. (I bottle fed him to supplement what he was getting from > the ewe.) > > Read the article I wrote about Raising Bummer Lambs on a Bottle at > http://critterhaven.biz/info/articles/bummer_lamb.htm It contains a recipe > for a newborn milk formula to use if you have no colostrum. It also provides > a schedule and a formula for feeding amounts. Cecil will caution you to not > feed as much as the article recommends per feeding and I agree; but it is a > place to start. > > Carol > > At 09:58 PM 8/2/2010, you wrote: >> >> I dont have any colostrum. All of this happened after the feed stores >> were >> closed. >> I can probably find some tomowrrow-- or is that too late? > > Carol Elkins > Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep > (no shear, no dock, no fuss) > Pueblo, Colorado > http://www.critterhaven.biz > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
