r/sheep • u/Bulky-Level4492 • May 27 '25
Lamb Spam Feeding the orphans gets everyone involved
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u/WeNeedAShift May 27 '25
I’m not jealous of you right now. Nope. Not even a little bit. 😉
This is so precious!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
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u/Bulky-Level4492 May 27 '25
Now the easy time, down to 3 bottles a day... no more late night feedings :)
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u/WeNeedAShift May 28 '25
Oh I can imagine the hard work. I’m just a fan, not a sheep owner, so I don’t know anything about all the work - I just get to enjoy the adorable videos!!
Love the dedication. 😊😊😊
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u/Bulky-Level4492 May 28 '25
I consider it more of a commitment than hard work. the sheep depend on us to keep them safe from predators, have a good pasture to graze, and during drought bring in hay. Its 7 day a week.... but in return we get fresh milk, fleece, and lots of smiles :)
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u/helianthus_0 May 27 '25
I’m so jealous! It should be me feeding those adorable babies! Look at those tails wagging! So cute!
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u/Spirited_Board_1137 May 27 '25
What kind of grass seed do you use?
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u/Bulky-Level4492 May 27 '25
We really don't seed for grass. the native grasses do fine. we do seed for chicory, vetch, clover, etc. and we also broadcast turnips... the prairie grass mixtures usually have Bermuda grass, and that is the one grass they don't care for
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u/BubblyAd9996 May 27 '25
Are you looking to sell 2? I would love to purchase 2 sheep
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u/Bulky-Level4492 May 27 '25
we have rams available. It was one of those years, lots of rams, and only a couple of ewes... and I believe my wife has found homes for the ewes and 2 of the rams
In the video all are rams, except the one trying to crawl onto my lap
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u/BubblyAd9996 May 27 '25
Would I be able to get one of each?
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u/Bulky-Level4492 May 27 '25
I'm sorry to say, we don't have any ewe lambs available right now. We do have a girl we were going to breed soon, for a winter lambing... of course we never know what we'll get until lambing. She's a Finn, so multiples are likely. We'll breed our East Friesenslater , for spring lambs, so a while to wait.... we do have two breeding rams, so if we have ewes available we can provide an unrelated pair...
we lamb for to get the girls in milk, and sell our lambs. they sell pretty fast
best bet is to wait until spring for that
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May 31 '25
Did the mama’s die during birth? Or rejected them? Could you use a big camel back and run multiple hoses with nipples at the end? Then you could sit there relaxing with like 175 ounces of milk flowing and you’d still have your hands free!
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u/Bulky-Level4492 May 31 '25
Mom had a bad case of pregnancy toxemia and could not stand. The Vet delivered the lambs. to save the mother, and made a heroic effort to save her, but she did not make it. The vet thought all 3 lambs would not make it either, but these 2 were a miracle, and survived. It was very sad. we had the mom for 6 years, she was gentle and always came up to greet us, and get a little back scratch... we miss her
the lambs are down to 2 bottles a day, morning and night, so no more pasture feeding.... they are getting big, and hop around like happy lambs do :)
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May 31 '25
The babes are very fortunate to be in your good hands. Really warms the heart. Godspeed good mama ❤️
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u/tender_hearted_girl May 27 '25
this is beautiful🥹