It depends on whether she is pregnant or not and the quality (as in the protein and energy level) of the feed available. Basically it can be between 2% and 3% of her body weight.
A pregnant ewe or possibly dam.
they get a big belly(:
Normally farmers don't get their sheep pregnant until they are 12 months of age
Keep it in a jar and feed it leaves and bugs. ewe
A ewe is a female sheep, they have four legs.
There is one syllable in the word ewe.
It is possible - the offspring would be called a 'geep'.
When you feed ewes and rams feed that is of a higher protein content to try and improve sperm production and increase the ewe's ovulation rate.
The palindrome associated with sheep is the female, the "ewe."
I like to put 40-50 ewes with a ram but you can put as many as you like, just some rams can over work them selves sometimes and die occasionally.
because she is developing a baby, a rich diet is needed. feed the ewe about half a cup of grain a day and mix in alfalfa with the regular hay. when ewes nurse their babies, they lose a lot of weight so its good to keep the weight on!