My little orphans seem to be doing OK. I put them into a lambing jug and gave them a mixture of lamb pellets, kelp, and soybean meal. They really like this. I also gave them some hay and a salad mixture of fresh greens, which they also ate well. I've been trying to adapt them to a bottle, many times a day. They seem to like the milk, but can't decide if they should suck on the nipple or chew it, still. I will keep working on this, and hopefully in a couple of days, we will figure it out.
I missed the post on Abigail - and wondered where the orphans came from? I'm so sorry to hear about your Abigail. And what a tough time to lose a mama. We have been supplementing a bottle feeding 2 x a day with our last two lambs and they seem to be having the same trouble with the bottle. Good luck with the little ones - they look like they had a really good start.
Home to a beautiful flock of registered Icelandic Sheep in Northern Illinois. 2011 was is our ninth season of lambing. We’ve worked hard to build a flock that encompasses all the aspects we love about the Icelandic breed--hardiness, exceptional meat conformation, superb maternal instincts, prolificacy and outstanding fleeces. Please look around and feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. We offer quality breeding stock, both mill spun and hand spun yarns, roving, and raw fleeces. Welcome to Red Brick Road Farm!Questions?rbrfarm@centurylink.net
Wondering about the names of our sheep? "Most" of our sheep are named according to the year they were born, especially those born here on our farm. Our first lambs had "A" names, so this being our 6th year, our lambs all have "F" names. It makes it easy for us when looking at our flock to know the age of the sheep. The sheep that we bring in to our flock sometimes have their own names, or I'll rename them according to our flock year. On this blog, I'm trying to post the oldest ewes first, then I'll move on to rams, then lambs.
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I missed the post on Abigail - and wondered where the orphans came from? I'm so sorry to hear about your Abigail. And what a tough time to lose a mama. We have been supplementing a bottle feeding 2 x a day with our last two lambs and they seem to be having the same trouble with the bottle. Good luck with the little ones - they look like they had a really good start.
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