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Bucket method fostering - need advice

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  • #32
    Connemara Farmer
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    All quiet in the asylum tonight, hopefully be the same in the morning. I noticed the first ewe letting the foster lamb suck, while smelling it's tail, and the other lamb in a different part of the pen. A good sign I figure.

    Second ewe is much less agitated now.


  • #33
    Connemara Farmer
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    Took the bucket off the first ewe today. I wasn't too encouraged at first, she'd move away and kick a back leg when the cheviot x lamb would try to go suck. She also threw the odd shape but nothing too serious. Whether that was because both had already fed in hr mind or she wasn't taking to it, not sure. I fecked off up the land to check the singles and when I came back she seemed happy to let both lambs suck together. So I've left the bucket off for the time being, but it's hanging on the side of the pen ready for use.


  • #34
    MayoAreMagic
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    Worth mentioning on here, for anyone looking for fostering tips.

    I lost a lamb Saturday morning. I skinned him, put the skin onto another lamb. The ewe never tumped him at any stage and had taken to the lamb within two hours, with the skin being removed Sunday morning and both outside with the other ewes and lambs. The ewe in question is one of the flightiest ewes I have too.


  • #35
    stantheman1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭stantheman1979


    We have 800 belclare crosses so we do alot of fostering here. If fostering a lamb under 3 days old. tie his 4 legs together give him a good wash in luke warm water to get the smells off him and make him look fresh and just wet foster him. Untie him when the other lamb has sucked or hell take all the beastings. If shes a bit iffy put her in a pen take away her lamb for half an hour works 95% of time. If fostering older stronger lambs put her in the head stocks 24/7 for 3 days. DO NOT LET HER OUT BEFORE THEN as if she smells the lambs before then and doesnt like them nothing will convince her to take them. wasting youre time with buckets on head as she can still smell them. Weve very few pets and almost everything goes out with two lambs.


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