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Tube Feeding lambs...rules of thumb
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<blockquote data-quote="cheviot53" data-source="post: 7582493" data-attributes="member: 46550"><p>I know that colostrum powder varies greatly in their mix & quantity , but as a rule of thumb a lamb needs 50ml per kg of weight in the first 6hrs and 200ml per kg in the first 24hrs colostrum . You need to study all your lambs and make them stand , a happy lamb gets up stretches and the area between the last rib and the back leg should look level , if this area is very hollow then the lamb is hungry and when you tube the lamb you can see it fill out ( same when it suckles mum ) and it will look a little round . When a lamb goes in to suckle it waggles its tail but it will do this even if suckling skin /wool /an extra small teat / a sealed or blocked teat , but the stomach will not fill</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheviot53, post: 7582493, member: 46550"] I know that colostrum powder varies greatly in their mix & quantity , but as a rule of thumb a lamb needs 50ml per kg of weight in the first 6hrs and 200ml per kg in the first 24hrs colostrum . You need to study all your lambs and make them stand , a happy lamb gets up stretches and the area between the last rib and the back leg should look level , if this area is very hollow then the lamb is hungry and when you tube the lamb you can see it fill out ( same when it suckles mum ) and it will look a little round . When a lamb goes in to suckle it waggles its tail but it will do this even if suckling skin /wool /an extra small teat / a sealed or blocked teat , but the stomach will not fill [/QUOTE]
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