Lambing

Economy lamb feeders 25-pack only. Teats are not slit. Tip must be cut off to achieve desired flow.
This single-place lamb feeder is being used in a novel way. Use with cold milk as an ad-lib feeder. The cold milk limits over-feeding, and also keeps longer. In fact, to assist, drop an Esky cold pack, or a small frozen bottle of water in the milk. Remember to cover the feeder with something to keep flies out. The black EXCAL ‘Regular’ teat is not recommended for new-borns, but it will last longer with stronger animals feeding ad-lib. Capacity 5 litres.
NB: This feeder is supplied standard with our very soft EXCAL ‘Little Softy’ (white) teats, suitable for new-born lambs. For feeding older lambs or kids the teats should be changed to more durable EXCAL ‘Regular’ (black) lamb teats.
NB: This feeder is supplied standard with our very soft EXCAL ‘Little Softy’ (white) teats, suitable for new-born lambs. For feeding older lambs or kids the teats should be changed to more durable EXCAL ‘Regular’ (black) lamb teats.
NB: The ‘Little Softy’ is a very soft ‘starter’ teat. It may not stand up to heavy use by older lambs and kids. Teats should be changed to the ‘Regular’ lamb/kid teat at that stage.
This teat can be used on a variety of bottles, or on ‘calfeteria’ type feeders with 11mm o.d.-tube delivery. For fitting to bottles with necks from 25mm to 35mm diameter, the outer ‘skirt’ should be pulled upwards and the teat plugged into the bottle and the skirt folded down. (If the bottle has no other air inlet, a staple or piece of string - see diagram below - can be used to allow air entry.)
Note: For all feeders the teat slit must be in a vertical plane. To increase flow for bottle feeding, the teat slit can be cut in an X.