30 GROW YOUR PROTEIN FOR SHEEP 



Shock Corn 



When silage is not available, breeding ewes can be wintered 

 up to near lambing time on shock corn and alfalfa. The ewes 

 can be fed the shock corn on frozen ground or pasture when the 

 weather is not stormy. Feed the shock corn sparingly until the 

 ewes learn to husk it themselves then they can be fed enough 

 shock corn to make one large ear to each ewe per day. The ears 

 are easily counted as the shock corn is scattered, always allowing 

 a few ears extra if it is a large bunch of ewes. 



Feed the alfalfa in racks at evening. 



There are numerous combinations of feeds for ewes. The 

 feeds to be fed depend upon the feeds that you can grow on your 

 farm and the kinds that you can buy the cheapest, providing 

 they are good and suitable feeds. 



Ewes Must Have Protein Grow It 



Breeding ewes should not be allowed to become thin in flesh. 

 They should always have protein feed in winter such as alfalfa, 

 clover or bean hay, oil meal, wheat bran, brewers grains, or gluten 

 feed, to maintain their muscle and blood supply and to develop 

 the unborn lambs. Cotton seed meal is a good protein feed and 

 can be fed safely with silage. 



It is always best to grow the clover or alfalfa to provide protein 

 and not buy too much expensive feed. 



Lambing Time 



Watch the ewes closely at lambing time to see that the new- 

 born lambs do not get lost from their mothers and that they 

 get the first mess of milk promptly after that, they will stand 

 considerable cold and will look after themselves in a surprising 

 manner if they have good mothers. Don't neglect them. 



(Photo from Oklahoma Experiment Station) 



Creep for the Lambs by Means of Which the Lambs may be Fed Separately 

 From the Older Sheep 



