She is soooooo cute. That first picWe may have some separation anxiety. She was not happy when I left to go to work this afternoon. She screamed like a madwoman when I came in the front door tonight and tripped herself up in her frantic rush to get to me.
This does not bode well for the barn transition. Especially since it would seem that she forgot that she can nurse off the bucket whenever she’s hungry.
Of course, but she hasn’t figured out that I don’t have to standing there in order for her to eat.When feeding time, do you make her use the bucket instead of you holding a bottle? That's a must.. Otherwise she'll never use it....
. This will really screw her up for a while when I wean him next month and use her just to milk. It's funny really, because he stands there looking at me milking like"whatcha doing?" Sometimes he'll go ahead and nurse "his" side then.
How to tell your house lamb *might* be ready to move out: she gets her diaper off during the night and poops on your pillow.
I left her loose in the house when I left for work today (my sister was home) and it would appear that she managed to keep herself fed off the bucket. She was not hungry when I got home and has a fat little tummy.
We are going to attempt a barn transition tomorrow. She’s been going out with me to do chores and hangs out with the other lambs in the creep and hasn’t seemed too upset. She’s going to get her own pen to start off with as a lone lamb without a mom is likely to be picked on. She’s also still a bit stiff in her front legs from all her days of not walking. She’s much better and moves faster now, but she’s got a bit of a limp.
Wish me luck!
Just a regular human baby diaper. She started in a size 3 and is now in a 4. I cut a tail hole. Make sure you don’t cut the hole too big. It doesn’t usually leak unless she pees in it a lot. Last night I double-diapered her to help it stay on. That worked really well. The 2nd diaper doesn’t have a tail hole.
She’ll be done once I know she’s doing ok in the barn.
