[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 56, Issue 37

[Joan Gross]

Re: Bottlefed Lambs

We have two ewe lambs that were born in the beginning of March that we've
had to bottle feed due to a pregnant mama stealing a new mama's lamb.  She
then denied both of hers when they were born a few days later.  I could have
kept one of them with the mama but chose to have two so they'd keep
eachother company, so far it's worked like a charm

My advise is like Carl said, keep them in a pen in the barn so that they
know where they belong and so they become as part of the flock.  My lambs
were kept in the barn at night in a separate pen until they were big enough
to run away from a butting ewe.  Now they are in the stalls with the rest of
the flock and doing great.  They've also been out to pasture with the flock
and are now playing with the other lambs due to them being kept in the barn
with the other lambs at night.... They've made friends.  For the first
couple of weeks though, I would take them for walks through the pasture and
they would taste things as they walked.  It is natural for the lambs to eat
the grass and forage, give them a chance to do so and they'll quickly adapt.

Good luck!

Joan Gross
www.mudranchjacobs.com

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> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:57:02 -0400

> From: "fourhornfarm" <fourhornfarm at verizon.net>

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] bottle-fed lamb questions

> To: "Mick, Kimberly S." <MickKS at hiram.edu>,

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> Dear still new to raising sheep,

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>       Why did you leave the ewe and her lambs in a jug for two weeks? If

> there was a problem, that is a reason, but that is the reason for your

> problem with the lamb. If left separated from the flock for too long the

> flock will not accept the ewe or her lambs back into the flock without

> re-establishing the pecking order, which involves a lot of head butting.

>        I would not keep a ewe and her lambs in a jug for more than a day or

> two unless there was some serious problem. It also helps to have your jug

> where the rest of the flock can still be in contact with the ewe and her

> lambs through the fencing. This makes re-introduction to the flock easier.

>        My recommendation as far as re-introducing the lamb back to being a

> lamb would be to make it a pen in the sheep barn and feed it it's bottle out

> there. It will soon want to play with the other lambs and it will have some

> company while you are all at work. I don't know what part of the country you

> live in, but if it is warm enough for the grass to start growing, let the

> lamb follow you around the yard in the evenings and it will start nibbling

> on grass. Watch out what flowers it nibbles on as some flowers and yews are

> toxic.

>    Hope this helps a little. I'm sure others will have more help.

>

> Carl

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>  From: Mick, Kimberly S.

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>  Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 12:52 PM

>  Subject: [Jacob-list] bottle-fed lamb questions

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>  Still new to raising sheep.we had twins born 2/7/09 and two weeks later

> one of the twins got out of the jug and was badly hurt, we think by her

> father.

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>  She had swelling of the brain, a bloody nose, and was unconscious. We

> nursed her back to health and have been bottle feeding her since.

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>  We've had to keep her in a separate stall because the other females

> mistreat her. We sold her father. In the meantime, she is physically healthy

> but extremely slow, in many ways. Since I've never bottle-fed, I don't know

> what to expect.  She hasn't learned to eat hay or grass and nibbles on creep

> and cat food (she got into the cat's dish).  It took some time to find a vet

> but we did. He gave her a shot to lessen any swelling of the brain, if there

> was any at that point, and a shot to increase her appetite, which would only

> last for a day or two. The only time she perks up is when we leave the room

> and then she comes running and yelling. She's afraid of the other sheep.

>  How much of this is normal for bottle-fed babies and how much is from her

> accident?  Will she learn to eat grass and hay, but perhaps just later than

> the others?  While the others run, jump, and play, she just hangs out with

> my husband and me.  We both work so she has a lonely life during the day and

> has her

>  bottle early in the morning and spends her evenings with us. She appears

> to have no interest in mixing with her own or eating hay or grass.

> Suggestions?

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> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:10:53 -0400

> From: schmick54 at aol.com

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] OCD in Jacobs

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>  I have seen it in lambs of about four months of age, but a breeder I know

> has seen it as early as a few days old.It usually occurs when the horn set

> starts to develop more and puts pressure on the brain stem.

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> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] OCD in Jacobs

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> Fred Horak is the one to talk to. I believe that OCD is progressive and

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> Can anyone direct me on how to find out more about OCD in multi horned

> sheep?? I have a 2 week old lamb, that has been having some problems.. He

> gets better everyday, but a very educated person and I spoke of OCD and its

> symptoms....This lamb has a few of them.? We are going to the vet on Monday

> as the vet suspects that he had a pinched nerve in utero or during the birth

> process.? HE dodnt walk until he was a week old, and now runs and plays, but

> has a wobble to him.? GO figure.. he is the the most stunning, perfectly

> market, incredible structured ram, with 4 wide spaced horns, a real stud

> prospect as he is outside bloodlines of my original flock... SIGH.....Vet

> may also opt for accupuncture as well.? We will get a Xray of the back, and

> possibly the skull.

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>  Any input... Feel free to reply to me privatley if needed

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