Goat creep feeder

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I have a revised post of a "homemade creep feed gate" that I posted on 4/26/2017. This is our homemade creep feeder, it has worked out well for our first attempt at making one. If I were to make another one, I would just make it bigger, more room for the lambs when they are in it also if the ewes attempt to put their head through, with it larger in diameter they wouldn't be able to reach the feed pan. The slots in this one are large enough that some of the ewes can get their heads in, but I…

The lambs are now two weeks old, the initial hurdle passed. All five appear to be thriving. Annie is doing remarkably well in feeding and mothering her triplets. Both ewes are getting extra hard feed and ad lib hay but as the grass grows they are beginning to show little interest in either. As an extra precaution we have started to feed the lambs creep. Not something we have done before but then we have never had triplets before and realistically we don't have enough land to support 7 sheep…

hay feeder

In answer to a question about the hay feeder for the goats– The origin of this setup was the creep feeder that my cousin picked up at an auction earlier this year. I had some metal roofing material that had been left here by the previous owners, a feed trough, and some spare wood, and...Read More

I’ve been unhappy with the weight gain of my bottle lambs the past two years. They do fine while they are drinking milk replacer, keeping up a decent pace compared with their contemporary dam-nursi…