The Poultry Keeper

Fangs · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject:

awww i lvoe the lamb! how many times a day do you bottle feed it? and how much? im realli tempted 2 offer my uncle help with an orpahn lamb or 2 (he usually gets a few), but realli need 2 know exactly wot id be leetin myself in for, and if i have the time. dont want to take it in, if its not gonig to get enough attention
Fangs

debcat · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject:

I feed every 4 hours (ish) for the first week as much as they'll take (about 5oz a go today)
they sleep most of the first week between bottles
then give more at a feed but less feeds
they start nibbling grass at around 3 weeks
after 8 weeks they are on one feed plus grass and creep feed
the hardest bit is getting them off the last bottle Rolling Eyes

NannyP · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:55 pm Post subject:

Good to see the lambs and Lucy, both looking very happy

Fangs · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject:

thanx for the info debcat! my uncle doesnt have his sheep lamb for 2 months yet (he always lambs late, not sure y) and id be off for some of that then with skool hols, and also study leave for our mock gcses, so would have time.
Fangs

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6958 Location: isle of lewis

fangs ask for 2 never 1 Wink

,
1 lamb is a real pain
and 2 is twice the fun Wink

suz

debcat · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:35 pm Post subject:

got to look out for a friend for this one,
if Trudiewoo doesn't hurry up and have hers Confused

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6958 Location: isle of lewis

you'll have to make her a grass curry ,or a hay curry Wink

suz

debcat · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject:

she'd probably eat it as well

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6958 Location: isle of lewis

it'll probably happen tomorrow weathers ment to be bad Wink

suz

skye girl · Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 638 Location: Isle of skye

Any News yet Debs ??

debcat · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:43 am Post subject:

Not yet

CP · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:34 am Post subject:

She looks about ready to pop! Shocked

Hope she does it soon debs. Rolling Eyes

skye girl · Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 638 Location: Isle of skye

she looks happy, munching away, were is your SNOW, we have only a dusting at pres but it is just starting again. She will wait for the coldest night with bad wind snow or rain, Laughing

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6958 Location: isle of lewis

any news yet ,anything else looking like it's going to Very Happy

suz

Aussie Chick · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:48 am Post subject:

Any news yet Deb?