Spring lambing is quickly approaching. Ideally, a lamb should receive 50 ml per kg of bodyweight of its own mother’s colostrum, within 1 hour of birth. Additionally, 150 ml per kg spread over three more feedings within the first 24 hours of life should be provided. If you do ‘inherit’ some bottle babies, the total daily feeding rate should be no more than 10% of a lamb’s own body weight, and in as many as four feedings per day. Appropriate feeding frequencies at a given age are listed below. Recommended feed source, and frequency of milk replacement (M.R.) feeding for lambs from birth to weaning Age (days) Feed Source M.R. Frequency 0 -24 hr. Colostrum 4 to 5 times* 1 –…
