Growing the flock. Adding 4 bred ewes to the group. Another breeder near me fell ill and I agreed to buy herd bred ewes as she was not going to be able to care for them during lambing time. Glad I had the ability to take them on.
Hello shepherds. As some have seen, I now have sheep. I have been collecting all the “stuff” needed to keep on hand. Here’s what I have, what do I still need?
General Medical/health
Bluekote
Iodine
Vitamin b paste
Calcium gluconate injectable
First arrival paste (probiotic)
Lamb milk replacer...
We have a litter of 11 right now. Momma will take care of them, but watch to be sure all are gaining weight properly. Ours are 3 weeks old now and we started split feedings during the day. 1/2 on mom while the others get puppy mush, then 3 hours later switch that. Stops the fighting over...
I am a dog breeder in Mo. I’d be happy to give some pointers. 5 way shots for the puppies about week 7. Deworm at weeks 3,5,7. We start feeding a mix of ground soaked food and milk about week 3 and wean by week 5-5.5. Home at week 8. We do a little more, but this will get healthy puppies...