Lambs, Mixed twos Old ewes hours old and older ewes straight 1 to 24 120 or less 150 or less 24 to 48 200 or less 250 or less 3 days or more 350 or less 450 or less From this time on they should be left until they are the following age, when they can be mixed as follows: As ewes know their lambs by scent only during the first four to six days, it should be readily understood that it might become impossible for the ewe to find her lamb should you bunch them sooner than these tables allow, making you many worthless lambs. Lambs 4 to 6 days old (youngest must be 4 days old), 650 to the band. Lambs 8 to 12 days old (youngest must be 8 days old), 1,300 to the band. The above for mixed twos and older ewes. When the herds are made up entirely of ewes past two years old use the following table: Lambs 4 to 6 days old (youngest must be 4 days old), 750 to the band. Lambs 8 to 12 days old (youngest must be 8 days old), 1,500 to the band. These tables should be considered well any time you do any mixing to make up herds. Where you have good feed and water, they will prove very successful. However, as ewes can and will suckle their lambs more readily while in small bands, the development of the lamb will be much more rapid where you are not compelled to bunch them too soon. Let these lamb bunches remain quiet as much as you possibly can. If your feed is poor around the water and the ewes have to leave their lambs to find feed, do not mix so soon nor so many. It may be advisable to move the droppers along a little faster, and by so doing you will leave more feed behind for the ewes with lambs. DOCKING OR TRIMMING LAMBS. Lambs should be docked when from six to twelve days old, when convenient in bands of not more than 700. For several reasons it is best to trim them on a cool day before they move around much in the morning. Avoid trimming in the heat of the day. Docking lambs in old corrals is dangerous, because it is unsanitary--many lambs are likely to die if left standing in old corrals after being cut at docking time. Turn each lamb over the fence and out to pasture as you dock it and you will avoid this trouble. When you can so arrange, it is best to leave these trimmed bunches where they are the balance of the day. At least do not overheat them by rushing them around, either before or after trimming. Let them rest a while.