who's on first?
New lamb would not feed off of his mom. It's very important that a new lamb gets colostrum right away. Colostrum is mother's milk, it contains fats and antibodies that help the transition to being born. You can usually predict when this problem will occur. The best evidence is a pregnant mom with insufficient udders or no boobs.
Clearly not the case this time.
The response to not going for mom's boobs is to go synthetic. Off to Farm and Fleet we go.
I need lamb colostrum. Pretty straight forward right, there it is right on the shelf. Not so fast farmer boy, i run into the local farmer who got me started in sheep.
What are you doing she says
I answer, proud of my problem solving ability, 'getting colostrum, mom won't feed the young un' (that's baby animal/any species)
you don't want that stuff, she says
I look at the package, it clearly reads for lamb. I point that out.
Yeah I know, that's better for kids (baby goats)
what do I want? a puzzled me asks.
Calf colostrum, much better for lambs, not real good for calves, keep it away from kids (goats, probably humans too).
oh, silly me
got it home and it worked.
