There are several reasons why newborn lambs may need to be fed by human hands. They may be weak and unable to feed by themselves. Their mother may have died or may be sick, or it may reject her lamb or simply not have enough milk to feed it herself. Bottle-Feeding lambs is one option to ensure that they get the proper nutrition.
If you’ve been charged with feeding a newborn lamb, you’ll want to know how often it should be fed, as well as best practices for meeting its nutritional requirements.