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Lambs and eating nuts

  • 08-01-2021 3:10pm
    #1
    OneMan37
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    Have 20 ram lambs that I’m hoping to fatten in a field. But they have only eaten 1 bag of nuts in almost 3 weeks. Feeder I full. Will they start eating more or should I take them home ? It’s awkward as they are 40 mins drive from my shed.


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  • #2
    solerina
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    OneMan37 wrote: »
    Have 20 ram lambs that I’m hoping to fatten in a field. But they have only eaten 1 bag of nuts in almost 3 weeks. Feeder I full. Will they start eating more or should I take them home ? It’s awkward as they are 40 mins drive from my shed.

    Have they enough water ?
    Are they trained to eating nuts ?


  • #3
    OneMan37
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    solerina wrote: »
    Have they enough water ?
    Are they trained to eating nuts ?


    Loads of streams in fields.

    But not certain if they are trained as I bought them. I suspect not.
    But if they are eating some nuts they should start to eat more ?


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    MayoAreMagic
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    OneMan37 wrote: »
    Loads of streams in fields.

    But not certain if they are trained as I bought them. I suspect not.
    But if they are eating some nuts they should start to eat more ?

    Try a bit of creep and see if they eat that. Maybe pen them for an hour at the feeders when you put it in, if you can. The creeps seem much more appetising to them. Once they get going you can mix in the nuts a bit more


  • #5
    solerina
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    OneMan37 wrote: »
    Loads of streams in fields.

    But not certain if they are trained as I bought them. I suspect not.
    But if they are eating some nuts they should start to eat more ?

    If you have a big bunch and a creep feeder sometimes it can take a get them eating, agree with the idea of creep...put on troughs and spread them out


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