Northern View Ranch Sheep

 Famous Gail Christian Drench

You can substitute the drench in place of water, if not feeding wet, just drench them with it. 10oz a feeding, 3 to 4 time a day.

Ingredients

30 eggs,

one 12 oz. can of condensed milk..24 oz. of water (use the milk can)

4 oz. honey

 4 oz. mazzola corn oil

4 oz. decaf. chocolate flavored Ovaltine (if you are subject to drug test, be sure it is decaf. because of the caffeine) if you can't find decaf then use vanilla or strawberry flavor they will work fine.

Mix with blender, or mixer, hand ladle into storage containers.  This will make about one gallon because of the raw egg, store in refigerator or ice chest with ice at the shows

Start about two weeks before show by giving them 10 oz. 2-3 times daily.

If you feed wet feed, then simply pour 10 oz. twice per day over their grain ration.

If they are under finished are really stale, you can feed 10 oz. 3-5 times day (24hrs.).

It will really bring back their top over the rack and loin. Lambs that have a gut, I would recommend cutting their grain ration in half about week before show. Then give them 10 oz. of the egg recipe 3-5 times per day. In most cases they will lose their gut and their tops will handle fresh. Some lambs or goats may scour...if that happens...just back off on the amount of drench fed and give 36 cc of Pepto Bismol (12 cc syringe 3 times) they will dry up real quick.  Some may bloat, again back off on the amount fed, dissolve 3-4 Alkaseltzer tablets in warm water, about 2 ounces, drench, they will be down in a matter of minutes. This drench has been used successfully for about 25 years.

Electrolyte Replacement Drink

Electrolyte drink like a store bought Gatorade, Power-ade, etc.

1 quart boiled water
2 tbsp. honey or 10 tsp sugar (I try to use brown)
1/4 tsp. of salt or a ¼ tsp. of Calcium Chloride  (and no salt)
1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 package of Kool-aid for color and flavor (your choice)

Can be kept in refrigerator for 24 hours, and then a new batch should be made. We freeze all of our drenches and defrost and use as needed. They all travel and keep better if we are going to be gone for days to jackpots etc.

MASSEY DRENCH

I think this from JB Massey. I haven't used it, so can't say how well it works.
Drench Recipe
Stir together:
• ½ gallon water
• 2 8oz Blue Ribbon Electrolyte
• 2 bottles (1000ml) concentrate Amino Acid
• 2 drench guns full (120 ccs) Propyline Glycol
• 120 ccs Dyne
• 8 oz NRG plus
Give 120 ccs 2 times daily for 7 days. Can give up to 3-4 times per day.
Keep refrigerated. Will be pinkish in color

Getting Lamb to eat when their off feed

 Mix 4 ounces buttermilk with about 4 ounces  yogurt. Drench with 2 ounces twice a day.  Take grain away completely, and feed hay in small amounts several times a day along with the drench, to get the stomach back on track. Gradually add grain back, 1 cup or ¼ lb a feeding the 1^st day (if you have the time to feed small amounts every 3-4 hrs}

You need to find the cause of this lamb being off feed..how ever, 10 oz. 3 times per day of the egg shake will also help hold him together, you can drench him with it.

Supplements

   Just a bit of advice, before spending all the money on supplements, look at what your lambs are lacking or what they've lacked in the past, and then make your decision on what you need to buy.
   Supplements you buy or make your self can’t work miracles.  It's just like a daily vitamin that also helps keep them fresh and healthy. A healthy lamb is all you can ask for. Don't feed top dress supplements  until they start getting some finish usually at 100 lbs, and no earlier than 60 days before fair. 

   I would use the shakes and drenches 10 to 14 days before fair.  I also use the drench in place of wet feeding, since most fairs have rules about drenching.  Jackpots it doesn’t seem to matter that much. I use the drench 5 days before hauling and during the haul to and from a jackpot it helps the stress level.

Rice Broth is another popular Drench for lambs.

Hide Conditioner

   Buy a bottle of cheap hair conditioner pour 1/2 bottle in sauce pan, turn burner on low and add 1 bottle of wintergreen or plain alcohol , the mix will be cloudy and thick , heat slow and stir, DO NOT BOIL, when the mix is clear let cool and pour in spray bottle.  Shake up before each use spray the lamb and wipe with clean before entering the show ring.  This is very similar to products sold to keep your lambs feeling fresh for the show ring.