[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 99, Issue 1

[Sara Dunham]

I have had good and not so good, but mostly good luck with milk replacer.
If you have goat milk next door, that would be ideal and maybe momma's milk
will come in.  If not, I had one lamb that benefited from me adding some
buttermilk to the formula.  Also, adding in a vitamin E capsule once a day
(poke hole with pin and squeeze in warm bottle) helps immensely.  I also
never mix as strong as the bag says and feed more small feedings than most.

Sara

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Sara Dunham
Punkin's Patch
Cynthiana, Kentucky
www.myfavoritesheep.com
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>    1. Yearling mom with no milk! (farmgirlarts at triad.rr.com)

>    2. Re: Yearling mom with no milk! (Peg Bostwick)

>    3. Re: Yearling mom with no milk! (joy)

>    4. Re: Yearling mom with no milk! (Peg Bostwick)

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> Subject: [Jacob-list] Yearling mom with no milk!

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> My yearling ewe that was bred by break-in ram in Jan. gave birth yesterday

> afternoon and has no milk. The lamb is TINY, but up and about. Mom cleaned

> her up and dotes on her, but no milk. I've fed the lamb 3 times with

> colostrum from my neighbor's goat. Suggestions? I plan to give lamb some

> probiotics next feeding and sheep milk preplacer.

>

> Thanks,

> Laura

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> Laura C Frazier

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> From: "Peg Bostwick" <peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com>

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Yearling mom with no milk!

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> I haven't had this experience with Jacobs, but suggest you leave lamb with

> you while you supplement her.   Several reasons for this - one of the main

> ones being that the lamb may learn to suckle, and ewes milk could come in

> (??).   If not, then socialization, etc. is still important, along with the

> mom hopefully learning some mothering skills.   Sounds like the mom is

> quite

> young - I'd feed her well and give her one more chance if it were me.  Good

> luck.

>

> Peg Bostwick

> peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com

> 517-626-6981

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> My yearling ewe that was bred by break-in ram in Jan. gave birth yesterday

> afternoon and has no milk. The lamb is TINY, but up and about. Mom cleaned

> her up and dotes on her, but no milk. I've fed the lamb 3 times with

> colostrum from my neighbor's goat. Suggestions? I plan to give lamb some

> probiotics next feeding and sheep milk preplacer.

>

> Thanks,

> Laura

> --

>

> Laura C Frazier

> http://www.farmgirlarts.com

> http://www.etsy.com/shop/farmgirlarts/

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> laura,

> I have heard numerous bad stories about using the milk replacer formula. I

> had an orphan lamb this spring and used the homemade formula of?whole milk/

> buttermilk/ canned milk and it worked great...... no scours at all. I do

> think it would be a good idea to leave her with her mom if she's being

> attentive. As Peg said it will help her be more socialized and think shes a

> sheep .......... Unfortunately my bottle baby had no mom to socialize her

> and now that she's weaned, though i encourage her to go be with the other

> sheep, she thinks she's a dog and would rather be with me and the

> dogs.?Talk about funny........ a lamb running with the cattledogs herding

> the flock.....LOL

> ?

> joy

>

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> Subject: [Jacob-list] Yearling mom with no milk!

>

> My yearling ewe that was bred by break-in ram in Jan. gave birth yesterday

> afternoon and has no milk. The lamb is TINY, but up and about. Mom cleaned

> her up and dotes on her, but no milk. I've fed the lamb 3 times with

> colostrum from my neighbor's goat. Suggestions? I plan to give lamb some

> probiotics next feeding and sheep milk preplacer.

>

> Thanks,

> Laura

> --

>

> Laura C Frazier

> http://www.farmgirlarts.com

> http://www.etsy.com/shop/farmgirlarts/

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> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 10:49:05 -0400

> From: "Peg Bostwick" <peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com>

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Yearling mom with no milk!

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> Hi, again.   We don't need milk replacer often, but when we do have used

> purina kid/lamb replacer with success.  It comes in a gallon plastic tub.

> Has to be fresh - one year we made the mistake of using leftover from

> previous year - powder smelled okay but the lambs got sick on it.    Now we

> store it in the freezer, and get fresh when needed (our local feed store

> just about always has it in the spring).

>

>

>

> Peg Bostwick

>

>  <mailto:peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com> peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com

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> 517-626-6981

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> [mailto:jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com] On Behalf Of joy

> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 10:35 AM

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> laura,

>

> I have heard numerous bad stories about using the milk replacer formula. I

> had an orphan lamb this spring and used the homemade formula of whole milk/

> buttermilk/ canned milk and it worked great...... no scours at all. I do

> think it would be a good idea to leave her with her mom if she's being

> attentive. As Peg said it will help her be more socialized and think shes a

> sheep .......... Unfortunately my bottle baby had no mom to socialize her

> and now that she's weaned, though i encourage her to go be with the other

> sheep, she thinks she's a dog and would rather be with me and the dogs.

> Talk

> about funny........ a lamb running with the cattledogs herding the

> flock.....LOL

>

>

>

> joy

>

>

>

> From: "farmgirlarts at triad.rr.com" <farmgirlarts at triad.rr.com>

> To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

> Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 8:42 AM

> Subject: [Jacob-list] Yearling mom with no milk!

>

>

> My yearling ewe that was bred by break-in ram in Jan. gave birth yesterday

> afternoon and has no milk. The lamb is TINY, but up and about. Mom cleaned

> her up and dotes on her, but no milk. I've fed the lamb 3 times with

> colostrum from my neighbor's goat. Suggestions? I plan to give lamb some

> probiotics next feeding and sheep milk preplacer.

>

> Thanks,

> Laura

> --

>

> Laura C Frazier

> http://www.farmgirlarts.com

> http://www.etsy.com/shop/farmgirlarts/

>

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