A New Adventure in Raising Lambs
From Goat Milk to Sheep Milk: A New Adventure in Raising Lambs Hey there, fellow farm enthusiasts! Today, I want to share a story that took us by surprise and led us down a path we hadn’t expected. It all started when Muffin, one of our beloved sheep, rejected her twin lambs, Almond and Joy. Now, rejecting offspring isn’t entirely uncommon in the animal kingdom, but it always tugs at our heartstrings when it happens on our farm. When Muffin turned her back on her babies, we did what comes natural to us—we brought them inside to raise them as bottle babies. But this time, we took a detour from our usual routine, sparking a whole new adventure. The Usual Plan: Goat Milk to the Rescue On our small, family-run farm, we’ve bottle raised all sorts of critters—cows, goats, sheep, piglets and even a deer. When it comes to bottle-feeding orphaned or rejected small livestock, goat milk has always been our go-to. It’s reliable, nutrient-packed, and ea...