How to make the most of your surplus lambs

08/04/2025 44 min Temporada 3 Episodio 5
How to make the most of your surplus lambs

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Episode Synopsis

Surplus lambs are inevitable on any farm so learning how to make the most of them is essential. Seth Conway speaks to Dr Jessica Cooke from Volac Milk Replacers and Mole Valley Farmers Business Development Manager Bex Deacon who set up her own flock by rearing surplus lambs. They explain how assessing the lambing process as a whole, starting with ewe health pre-tupping, can make all the difference. They also cover the importance of colostrum production in late pregnancy, what methods you can use for feeding, feeding cold versus warm milk replacer and when to introduce creep feed. And they share the things on their lambing checklist you may not have thought of.

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