I agree with Cecil. I normally sleep with my new babies for the first night
or 2. I didn't realize they were so small when I told you about the feeding
amounts. On ones this small I feel lucky when I get a half ounce down them
every 2 hours at first. I use a pet nurser bottle and the longest nipple but
cut it back to about an inch long maybe shorter. It just depends on the
baby. Please let us know how they are dong. Nancy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbear...@copper.net>
To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 06:12
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Help: Need info on bottle feeding
Tom Quinn wrote:
I worked on the ewe for a couple of hours, and got nothing. She has no
bag at all. It sounded like she was letting down milk, but nothing.
That and the fact that she was butting the lambs away, led us to decide
to get them warm and try to bottle feed tonight. These little guys dont
weigh much more than one pound each. I will just have to see if we get
them through the night, then brew up some colostrum replacer, and see if
we can get anything from the ewe.
----- Original Message ----
From: Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz>
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Mon, August 2, 2010 10:10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Help: Need info on bottle feeding
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
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Sounds like they were premature. You can wrap them in a towel, get a baby
diaper and cut a hole for the tail. Keep them next to you when you go to
bed. They need to hear a heartbeat nearby, they have been next to one for
5 months... Find some colostrum replacer asap. Be sparing on the
feeding, they will tell you when they are hungry. If they are peeing
about every 1-2 hours they are getting enough. The first 24 ours is when
they hydrate and expand. Remember they can aspirate easily so keep their
heads up. and do not let them lay on their side.
Cecil in OKla
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