4 hours then when they get going 3 times a day then we move them to a self feeder. This picture was just getting some colustrum into a set of twins on a yearling , it was esier then fighting her and the lambsLazyWP said:since you are the resident sheep expert, how many times a day do you have to feed the little buggers? I just inherited a tiny critter, and have no idea how to take care of it. Was told I need to feed it every 2 hours, by the zoo, but I really HOPE its more like every 4.