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Golden Maverick to baby lambs

  • 20-03-2016 11:01am
    #1
    ladymary
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    Hi Guys have twin lambs ere born paddies day not sure if there getting enough milk from ewe, have a bag of Golden Maverick ere would it be safe to give them some just for today till i get right replacer tomorrow..


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  • #2
    ganmo
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    itd be better than nothing, but a colostrum supplement would be better

    or better again check with your neighbours


  • #3
    rangler1
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    ladymary wrote: »
    Hi Guys have twin lambs ere born paddies day not sure if there getting enough milk from ewe, have a bag of Golden Maverick ere would it be safe to give them some just for today till i get right replacer tomorrow..

    Don't know about Maverick and ambs but cows milk has only half the fat of ewes milk, but if i had a milky ewe that had a single in the previous 48 hrs, I'd sometimes hold her and let hungry lambs suck her if i had ran out or couldn't be bothered thawing stuff


  • #4
    Username John
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    If we were stuck we'd give the following to a lamb - tis a kinda home made colostrum mix I guess...

    1 quart cows milk
    1 beaten egg
    1 level tablespoon glucose
    1 teaspoon cod liver oil

    Would agree with rangler above tho - if you had any ewes lambed in the last day to two I'd say twould be better than anything bought it mixed up.


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