Once your lambs hit the ground, and begin through the weeks of their new lives, there are many critical management procedures that should be followed in any sheep operation. A vaccination program, adequate nutrition, possibly a worming program and a creep feeding system, are all areas of great importance. We discuss this in our video as you see the lambs growing through their early months.
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