So anyway...... our 2 lambs are 8 weeks old today & it very much looks like it is weaning time. According to the info on the milk bags, they should be at least between 20 & 25 pounds in weight & eating well, so we weighed them...... Baa was 58 pounds, Maa was 49 pounds! So they're definitely heavy enough!
They are big boys now mind, and they've done really well over the last 8 weeks.So, weaning - should I just stop the bottles abruptly, or cut them down over the next few days?? I've trawled the websites & as usual, got a whole heap of different and conflicting information. So far, I've more or less dealt with them in the same way as I did with my kids - fed them as & when they wanted feeding & as much as they wanted rather than a set amount at each feed. They are on approx 3 litres each per day split over 4 feeds and you can just about set your watch by them.
They have hay bags at various points around the garden, access to lamb crunch, which they love & are eating grass now as well.
So - best way to wean? I have 4 days now where Andy is at work, so if they bleat incessantly through the day he won't be here to force me to feed them!
And because the cat got up, the dogs woke up - everyone went out for a pee, so the lambs now think it's 1st bottle time..... sigh.... so I am steadfastly ignoring them until at least 6.30am & going back to bed!!
(except they know where our bedroom is & stand outside the window crying there until I get up & feed them!)
