Solid Feed – Creep Feeding

• While lambs are being fed milk or milk replacer, it is imperative to begin providing solid feed.
• The more quickly lambs can be adapted to using grain or forage, the sooner milk products can be withdrawn successfully.
• The use of molasses containing feeds to stimulate intake or older animals to demonstrate trough feeding (mimicking behaviour) are useful tools in stimulating hard feed intake.
• This creep feed should be similar to the weaning ration in composition and analysis, in that it must be made of high-quality ingredients, with 17 to 20% crude protein (CP).
• A coccidiostat may be included to control coccidial scours, and improve vigour and performance.