We recommend the lamb be at least 10kgs before weaning commences but this may vary a little. Provide a water supply for them to drink as the milk is cut down.
Schedule for weaning:
Week 1 • Remove bottle 4 but leave the other 3 at the same time – should save time • Keep giving grass hay • Add some chaff and lambs pellets at ratio ¾ to ¼ • Keep grass hay and add a small amount of Lucerne if you want to (pellets and Lucerne are rich so only use a little)
Week 2 remove bottle 2
Week 3 remove bottle 3
Week 4 remove bottle 1
NB: They must be eating hard food and drinking water before removing too much milk If your lamb makes too much noise about missing milk you can give them a bottle of electrolytes to help the transition