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Triplet lambs - can they all stay with the ewe?
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<blockquote data-quote="sheepdogtrail" data-source="post: 8613241" data-attributes="member: 151839"><p>I would say it would depend on the ewe and how she is being managed. Some sheep produce enough milk for quads just off of well managed pasture. With the right sheep and forage genetics and pasture management, you can wean quads off their mums at 120 - 150 days old. </p><p></p><p>Watch out for the two lambs that are bigger out of the litter. They will muscle the smaller lamb(s) off the teat and take it for themselves. If that happens you can still keep the smaller lamb(s) with their mum and group but you will need to supplement the muscled out lambs with a bottle for a few weeks so they can become equal in size to the lambs that are taking most of the milk from their mum. </p><p></p><p>While powdered milk keeps them going and can put weight on them, there is really no comparison to actual mums milk. </p><p></p><p>We have about 15% of our ewes have triplets every year. For most part, only a couple of the lambs need supplement with a bottle for no more than 1 month.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sheepdogtrail, post: 8613241, member: 151839"] I would say it would depend on the ewe and how she is being managed. Some sheep produce enough milk for quads just off of well managed pasture. With the right sheep and forage genetics and pasture management, you can wean quads off their mums at 120 - 150 days old. Watch out for the two lambs that are bigger out of the litter. They will muscle the smaller lamb(s) off the teat and take it for themselves. If that happens you can still keep the smaller lamb(s) with their mum and group but you will need to supplement the muscled out lambs with a bottle for a few weeks so they can become equal in size to the lambs that are taking most of the milk from their mum. While powdered milk keeps them going and can put weight on them, there is really no comparison to actual mums milk. We have about 15% of our ewes have triplets every year. For most part, only a couple of the lambs need supplement with a bottle for no more than 1 month. [/QUOTE]
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