Make Sure Lamb Nurses Lamb should receive colostrum within 1 to 2 hours after birth. Need one jug for every 10 ewes. The normal recommendation is to move ewes and lambs to mixing pens on the 3rd day after lambing. Each Day Watch for signs of pneumonia, scours and starvation. Ewes with twins will need more attention and feed.
Some producers have the first set of gathering pens under shed.
With minimal problems.