Easy Clean Bucket Teat Units
New! Quickly turn any bucket into a milk feeder for orphan lambs, goat kids and calves.
- Easier to clean (vs. Original Teat Units). The unit itself remains on the bucket, while the nipple and flow control pin can be quickly removed for washing.
- Liquid-proof seal! Rubberized red locking nut ensures a tight seal with the bucket wall
- One-way control pin prevents milk from flowing backwards
- Fits a wide range of teats (sold separately)
Instructions/Diagrams:
Specs
- Outer Nut (secures the teat)
- Flow Control Pin
- Red Locking Nut
- Washer
- Inner Screw
- Suction Extension
Note: Teats are sold separately.
When using buckets with pre-drilled holes, we’ll drill 1.5" diameter holes, for up to 6 teat units on 3 sides of the bucket. If you decide to drill your own holes, the hole should be 1.5" diameter, and 0.5" up from inside bottom of the bucket.
Tips
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 fourth. But the first stomach is intended for grass and 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.
Mountable Teat Feeders (for welded wire panels or wall mounting) are an alternative DIY option.
Teats
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Buckets and Troughs
Square Bucket with drilled hole(s), 2 gallon
Item #564805 -Pre-drilled square buckets are ideal when building DIY feeders for orphan lambs and goat kids. Holes can be customized to support up to 6 teat units.
$13.00 -
Buckets and Troughs
Square Bucket with drilled hole(s), 4 gallon
Item #564804 -Pre-drilled square buckets are ideal when building DIY feeders for orphan lambs and goat kids. Holes can be customized to support up to 6 teat units.
$19.00 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
Shepherd's Choice® Lamb & Kid Milk, 25 lbs
Item #780002 -Veterinary-formulated milk replacer that provides total nutritional requirements for baby lambs and goat kids.
$70.00 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
Shepherd's Choice® Kid Milk, 45 lb bag
Item #780004 -Veterinary-formulated milk replacer with citristim that provides total nutritional requirements for goat kids. 50 lb bag.
$119.00 -
Teats and Nipples
Flat Back Latex Teat (with washer)
Item #565818 -Soft latex teats are a good choice for newborn lambs and goat kids. Flat-back design fits Premier’s bucket teat units and mountable teat feeders.
$2.20 -
Teats and Nipples
Red Rubber Teats
Item #565200 -Attach nipples to Bucket Teat Units to fed orphan lambs and goat kids. Rubber is more durable for sharp-toothed orphans than latex.
$2.10 -
Teats and Nipples
Natural Latex Teats
Item #565300 -Latex teats for nursing lambs and goat kids using bucket teat units. Best for weak animals, or newborns under 10 days of age. Easy to clean.
$2.10 -
Teats and Nipples
Red Latex Teats
Item #565400 -Latex teats for nursing lambs and goat kids using bucket teat units. Best for weak animals, or newborns under 10 days of age. Easy to clean.
$2.10 -
Teats and Nipples
Dairy Kid Latex Teats, long
Item #565815 -Elongated latex nipple for dairy goat kids or other livestock accustomed to nursing from a longer teat. Easy to clean.
$2.20 -
Teats and Nipples
Dairy Kid Long Teats, rubber
Item #565817 -Orphan dairy goat feeding teat with elongated rubber nipple. Mimics size and shape of dam’s teats. “Flat-back” design for use with bucket teat units.
$2.20 -
Teats and Nipples
Calf Teat
Item #565700 -Fits onto Premier's bucket feeding units for a milk source to bottle and bucket calves.
$2.10
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Teats and Nipples
Extra Washer
Item #565100 -For feeding orphaned lambs and goat kids via milking buckets. Attach a rubber or latex teat for the animals to nurse.
$0.50
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- To clean, unscrew the blue outer nut which holds the teat. Then remove the flow control pin. The red locking nut can remain securely on the bucket. Wash with warm soapy water, rinse and reassemble.
- The red locking nut is made from hard, but pliable rubber. It won’t loosen over time and cannot be over-twisted. As a result, the seal between the bucket wall and teat unit is less likely to leak.