Anlamb feeding instructions

How much milk replacer does a lamb need? A newborn lamb should receive 210ml of colostrum per 1kg of bodyweight . So, for example a 4kg lamb will need 840ml of colostrum. A single lamb reared away from the ewe to weaning (at an average of 35 days of age) will require a minimum of 9.5kg of Lamlac (equating to 47.5 litres of reconstituted ewe milk replacer). fileslib. Always follow feeding instructions. A lamb will continue to drink as much as possible, but the most natural way they feed is little and often. Do not overfeed, but build daily intake up gradually. LAMBs, KIDs AND FAWNs: 250ml per feed with three feeds per day. Increase gradually up to 500ml twice a day.
are a few guide lines to help make rearing your lamb easier. Management. Feeding. At birth, lambs have no immunity as the ewes placenta does not allow for
How much milk should a lamb drink per day? Lambs will consume around 20 percent of their body weight in milk per day. It will be beneficial to weigh the lamb to know how much to give. This would equate to about 38 ounces per day for a 12-pound lamb (12 pounds x 16 ounces per pound x .