[Jacob-list] How much to feed bottle-fed lambs?

[marguerite van beek]

Betty,

You are right, cow's milk does not have enough fat.  Goat milk would be
better, but better still would be sheep milk replacer.  You can get that at
any feed store, make sure it is for* sheep* not the milk replacer that can
be given to various animals.   You will have better results.

If you can't get it at your local store, you can order it on line at
www.pipevet.com

Peg




On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Betty Berlenbach <lambfarm at tds.net> wrote:


>  My understanding is that ifyou feed a lamb cowmilk, it will starve to

> death; cow milk doesn't have nearly the same amount of butterfat as goat or

> sheepmilk.  Goat milk replacer or goat milk is better than cow milk.  Goat

> milk is probably better than lamb milk replacer...but cow milk on its

> own...everything I've read is it's asking for trouble.  Does anyone else

> have information corroborating this or blasting it as a myth?  (cow milk

> bad)

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* Carl Fosbrink <fourhornfarm at frontier.com>

> *To:* Jason Anders <rockytopjacobs at att.net> ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

> *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 9:10 AM

> *Subject:* Re: [Jacob-list] How much to feed bottle-fed lambs?

>

> *I am not sure how runny you are talking about. It is not unusual for the

> stools to be soft and yellow in color at a week old. They won't get solid

> until they are eating solid food. They should be able to eat as much as they

> wish about 4 times a day at this age. I would recommend a lamb milk replacer

> instead of goat milk replacer or even whole cows milk as real milk seems to

> be better than the replacer. Maybe you could find a dairy farmer in your

> area who would sell you milk for the lambs. Real goat's milk would be good

> too, but harder to find and probably more expensive than cow's milk.*

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* Jason Anders <rockytopjacobs at att.net>

> *To:* jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

> *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 8:07 AM

> *Subject:* [Jacob-list] How much to feed bottle-fed lambs?

>

>  Good Morning:

>

> One week ago we had two lambs born that were rejected by their mother.  It

> seems that she didn't have enough milk and by the time we found them, they

> had gone probably 5-6 hours without feeding.  We feed them colostrum and

> kept them going.  We are now feeding a kid goat milk replacer recommended by

> our vet but are having a hard time knowing how much to feed them.  They are

> having runny stools although seem to be doing OK.  We are feeding about 4

> ounces every 6 hours and also giving them some anti-diarrheal medicine.  Any

> advice out there would be very much appreciated.  We have never had to

> bottle feed before.  Thanks so much!

>

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