Latest I can band a lambs tail? And bottlefeeding.

[Kimberley]

Our neighbor begged us to take these sweet ewe Dorper lambs off their hands as they’ve both been turned down by their mother and they didn’t have the time to bottlefeed them anymore. One is 3 weeks and one is 4 weeks and tails are not docked. I’d like to avoid taking them to the vet to get docked. Is it too late to band them?
Also the previous owners said they’ve been eating 3X/day 9 oz sheep milk replacer. It doesn’t seem enough to me. Thoughts?
Thank you in advance!

 

[Mike CHS]

Welcome Kimberly - It is usually done at before 10 days of age so I'm not sure what is the latest you can do it. Most hair sheep don't really need it but make sure they have their CDT vaccine if you do dock them.

 

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