Colostrum Concerns

When you find bottle-fed lambs, make sure they have colostrum. Colostrum is the important, nutrient-packed milk that the ewe gives her lamb when it’s born. Ingesting colostrum at the beginning of their lives is essential to your lambs’ survival since colostrum gives them the proper nutrients to boost their immune system during their first few weeks when they’re most susceptible to disease and infection.

If you’re bringing home newborn lambs, make sure the sheep farmer has already given them colostrum or has some colostrum for you to feed them later. You should also make sure the lamb ingests the colostrum within 12 hours after birth.