Feeding newborn lambs

First colostrum feed:

20cc per pound of body weight ASAP (30-60 minutes after birth if possible)

wgt lbs

cc's first feed

oz of feed

1.5

30

1

2

40

1.4

2.5

50

1.7

3

60

2

3.5

70

2.4

4

80

2.7

4.5

90

3

5

100

3.4

5.5

110

3.7

6

120

4

6.5

130

4.4

7

140

4.7

7.5

150

5

8

160

5.4

8.5

170

5.7

9

180

6

9.5

190

6.4

10

200

6.7

11

220

7.4

12

240

8

13

260

8.8

14

280

9.4

15

300

10

Continued bottle feeding:

Use colostrum for the first 24 hours and then mix in milk replacer over the next 2 days

Give 15 – 20% of their body weight in colostrum/milk replacer daily.

Example- 10lb = 160oz lamb     160oz x 20% = 32oz over 24 hours

Divide up the total they should get by the number of feedings you can give.

Amounts of feed for 24 hour period

Wgt lbs

Wgt  oz

    x 20% = Amount/ounces in 24 hours (divide by number of feedings/day)

1.5

24

4.8

2

32

6.4

2.5

40

8

Suggested feeding schedule

3

48

9.6

Age of lamb

Timing – hours between feeding:

3.5

56

11.2

1^st day

2

4

64

12.8

day 2-3

3

4.5

72

14.4

day 4-7

4

5

80

16

day 8-21

6

5.5

88

17.6

day 21-35

8

6

96

19.2

days 35+

12

6.5

104

20.8

7

112

22.4

7.5

120

24

8

128

25.6

8.5

136

27.2

9

144

28.8

9.5

152

30.4

10

160

32

11

176

33.4

12

192

38.4

13

208

41.6

14

224

44.8

15

240

48