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Sheep with no milk after Lambing

PaddyJules · 2012-02-05 21:27:06

One of our sheep has just had 2 lambs. Her udder was full for the past 2 weeks but since she lambed yesterday she has very little milk. Any suggestions for increasing her milk supply?

05-02-2012 10:27pm

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PaddyJules

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One of our sheep has just had 2 lambs. Her udder was full for the past 2 weeks but since she lambed yesterday she has very little milk. Any suggestions for increasing her milk supply?

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#2 05-02-2012 11:48pm

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I presume you have checked her for mastisis ? and she has been dosed for fluke and worms?

2 cc of oxytocin would stimulate milk let down

plenty of grass around this year .. a couple of hours grazing per day

we are feeding a 19% protein ration this year for the last 2-3 weeks before lambing and the ewes seem to have loads of milk, a few are rearing triplets

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#3 06-02-2012 12:43am

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is she outside or in a shed?

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#4 06-02-2012 8:33pm

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2cc of Oxytocin Shud do the trick

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#5 06-02-2012 8:41pm

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She'll come, get her to good grass, don't give the lambs too much milk to supplement her.

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