New lamb into the flock - questions

[nsanywhere]

I'm picking up a new lamb tomorrow - yippee!! She is a bluefaced border leicester, 9 weeks old, weaned from mama and on grass and grain.

I have to keep her isolated for ~10 days from my 3 shetland/merino mix flock. I have a little pen set up, but it's not near the other flock. Won't she be scared, all by herself? Do I have to keep them totally separate, or can they graze together?

Can anyone give me advice on introducing a new lamb to the flock?

 

[carolinagirl]

quarantine is to insure she is healthy before she goes in with your other sheep. So no....they cannot graze together. She will probably be lonely and scared so spend a lot of time with her. 9 weeks is pretty darn young to be weaned though?

 

[aggieterpkatie]

I wean all my lambs at 8 weeks, so she is a fine age for weaning. By 6 weeks their rumen is developed, so 8 weeks gives it time to really get working well before they're weaned.