Response to lambs?

Patty: We bottle fed three last year, and the one ram is now a holy terror! He is huge, and a terrible baby. The ewe is fine, seems normal, but he thinks he is a lapdog, but one that butts if he doesn't get his own way. Wants to be petted all the time, stand up on the fence and crys like a baby if he is left alone without the other sheep. Maybe just his personality, I don't know. When the two ewes went inside their barn durinig a hail storm recently, he stayed outside in his pen and paced back and forth, crying. I feel bad for him, but don't think he will get any better. We were told to use only Land of Lakes milk replacer for lambs, by the breeder, but I think that it is just a personal preference. I keep colostrum powder and the milk replacer powder in the freezer "just in case". Had two little twin lambs last night, and am supplementing one a little as the mom didn't clean her off well, and that one doesn't seem as aggressive when it comes to eating. Good luck with yours, they are fun! Jan

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