lambs can be quite hard to hand raise, they often aren't very tough and say die at the first hurdle, so I'd be prepared for it not to last past the lamb stage... Keep it in a warm spot, especially at night. They can be a real PITA too...we had one that got into all the dog biscuits (even chasing the dogs out of their kennels to get to their bowl which was right at the back of the kennel!) and literally followed you everywhere. Kinda cute at first, but gets annoying very quickly! Lol. Being hand raised it will also be very pushy. Good luck if you do get it, do you live on acreage so it has plenty of space? If you have room I'd consider getting it a friend too as they are herd animals, either another sheep or a goat or something.
I had two pet lambs as a child... Huebert and Humphrey
I loved them to bits...my parents hated them. Humphrey was always sick, and they spent a fortune on vet bills for him, he eventually succombed to whatever illness it was that ailed him.
Huebert was lovely but also cost a small fortune in vet bills I am told, and after all that trouble was run down by my dad in the driveway It was sad.
Anyway, my parents didn't replace them lol. Dad was a pig farmer, so after that, we stuck to the piglets.
I do remember them been very affectionate, lovely and didn't seem to mind me - they never bit me or anything crazy. Think I would still rather a pig though.
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It was sad.
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