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Bucket Teat Unit Systems
DIYDo-It- Yourself
STEP1 ChooseBucket&Lid
Square Buckets
Flat sides are best for stability on pen walls and better fit of teat units.
4 gallon—for large orphan groups. Also more space for ice containers to keep milk cold (see tip below left).
2 gallon—small, adaptable, easy to hang. For small orphan groups or supplementing.
How to drill your own holes
Mark center of hole 1.5" up from floor of bucket.
Drill 1.5" diameter hole.
Insert teat unit and tighten.
Teats
Latex—Have the most “teat-like” feel, but they are less durable
Rubber—For aggressive lambs/kids
Square Buckets
2 gallon, 0.85 lb ....... #564801 4 gallon, 2 lb ............. #564800
EzeLid
$10.00 $16.00
What’s the right height for a bucket teat?
At natural teat height, about 9"-12" above the ground. Why so low? When a young ruminant stretches out its neck to nurse, their esophagus elongates and forms a groove that carries the milk into the 4th stomach (the abomasum).
If the neck is not stretched, the milk falls into the first stomach instead of the 4th. The first stomach is intended for grass or hay.
It doesn’t digest milk well. A first stomach with too much milk enlarges to form a “potbelly”—and the lamb/kid can’t thrive.
Milk temperature—
warm vs cold?
Mother’s milk is warm, but it is produced constantly in only small amounts—so lambs cannot consume too much at one time. Orphan buckets supply milk in large amounts. If the milk is warm, healthy orphans consume too much at a time. Warm milk spoils rapidly. So we use warm milk only for newborns. Then we switch
to cold milk. Cold milk forces lambs/kids to self-regulate their intake (they become chilled and stop drinking).
TIP: KEEPING MILK COLD
We freeze water in plastic bottles or jugs and drop them into the buckets.
EASY GRIP TAB
Helps remove lid. Even weak fingers can do it.
LATEX
(up to 8-10 days of age)
Fits Premier’s square buckets. To prevent a vacuum in the bucket, puncture a small hole in the lid.
EzeLid, 0.30 lb........... #564802 $5.00 STEP 2 Select Teat
Red
Flat Back
Natural
Dairy Kid Long
RUBBER
(over 10 days of age)
Red
Dairy Kid
Long Calf
Red Latex, 0.01 lb........................ #565400 Natural Latex, 0.01 lb.................. #565300 Flat Back Latex, 0.06 lb ................#565818 Dairy Kid Latex (long), 0.06 lb ....#565815
Red Rubber, 0.01 lb ..................... #565200 Dairy Kid Rubber (long), 0.06 lb. #565817 Calf Rubber, 0.06 lb ..................... #565700
$2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $2.20
$2.10 $2.20 $2.10
STEP 3 Add Teat Units
New! Easy Clean Bucket Teat Unit Turn any bucket into a milk feeder for orphan
lambs, goat kids and calves. Easier to clean
(vs Original Teat Units, below). Liquid-proof seal.
Easy Clean Bucket Teat Unit, 0.10 lb........................ #565500 $3.50 Extra Red Washer, 0.01 lb ........................................ #565100 $0.50
Bucket Teat Unit (original design) and Wrench
Feed orphan lambs, goat kids and calves by attaching to a square bucket. Cannot be used with the Premier buckets on p. 121.
Optional wrench, use with original design only.
Bucket Teat Unit, 0.10 lb ........................................... #565000 Extra Red Washer, 0.10 lb......................................... #565100 Teat Wrench, 0.20 lb ..................................................#565010
$3.50
$0.50
$5.00 6.25"L
FEEDING ORPHAN LAMBS & KIDS
CA residents see p. 130 for Prop 65 Warning.