Lambs that are nursing are already on a watery diet, as are lambs on lush grass. Do lambs need drinking water as well or is grass wet enough? All lambs need water. Bottle lambs need access to water at a week of age or as soon as solid food is available to them. Weaned lambs…
Older sheep eat hay, of course, but what about the lambs? Can lambs eat hay and if so, what kinds of hay can they eat? Lambs can eat high quality hay and young lambs need finer hay than older lambs. Generally, lambs need higher quality hay than adult sheep on a maintenance diet, since the…
When to wean lambs is a question all sheep farmers need to answer. The catch is that each farm does things a bit differently, so it only makes sense that management decisions will be specific to each flock. So where do we go from here? Is weaning based on age or size or what the…
We’ve all seen lambs with the rest of the flock out eating grass or nibbling on the hay their moms are eating to see what it tastes like, but is that all that lambs eat? Do lambs ever eat corn, and if so, why? Lambs do not need corn, but they can eat it. Lambs…
When you are raising sheep, one of your management options is to creep feed lambs. The real question is should you, do your lambs need creep feed and why? Creep feed provides extra calories for lambs, while excluding the ewes. Flocks on high quality pasture generally do not need to creep feed, while lambs inside…
You’ve probably heard about using a creep feeder for your sheep, specifically your lambs. What is a creep feeder and why would you want to use one? A creep feeder is a lambs only area with free choice, high energy feed, usually a grain mix and a very palatable hay, that are fed to help…
Your lambs should be spunky and growing like weeds! But what if they aren’t growing well? If your lambs are not putting on weight like they should here are the 3 things you need to check (and possibly change) to get your lambs on track, again! To get your lambs to gain weight: control parasites…