Ewes will normally give birth to one to three lambs, and the lamb has an increased chance of survival due to the fact that they are born in spring, where grass and food is plentiful. When the lamb is around four hours old, the lamb can see and hear, but their legs are weak and can't stand up for a long duration of time. By one day, the legs are slightly stronger. The lamb never stray far for their mum. Once the lamb is one week old, they are interested in their surroundings and may start taking an interest in bales of hay. Three weeks later, their coat is thicker and they are running and playing more. At ten weeks they are eating grass and rarely nursing anymore. By twelve weeks of age the wool is even longer and they are almost as big as their mother, or nearly fully grown.
Video Caption: A mother and lamb running and nursing. Published on you tube on January 29th 2015, by Bruce Williams
Reference:
http://www.sheep101.info/lambing.html
you tube on January 29th 2015, by Bruce Williams
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