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LAC-TEK II Milk Feeding System

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The LAC-TEK II Milk Feeding System is a heavy-duty automatic milk feeder for up to 120 orphan lambs and goat kids. Designed to provide a constant, uniform and easily accessible supply of milk replacer or formula for large flocks/herds.

Update – November 2022The manufacturer (Biotic Industries) has discontinued the LAC-TEK Stainless and LAC-TEK II. We’ll offer replacement parts as long as they remain available and will continue to offer repair service for all models.

Look to the Förster Technik® ECO Lamb Feeder as an alternative. —Premier

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LAC-TEK Machine for Lambs & Kids Video User Guide
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LAC-TEK Milk Machine

Instructions/Diagrams:

Benefits
The machine automatically mixes small quantities of powdered milk replacer/formula with warm water at a desired concentration. The mix is made in regulated batches. When the milk level goes below the sensor, the feeder starts a new batch. Animals take the mixed liquid by means of a rubber nipple.

  • Provides milk for up to 120 orphans
  • Produces very uniform lambs/kids at weaning
  • Mix only what you need—less spoilage
  • Built-in thermostat warms water to a preset temperature, up to 110°
  • Adjustable milk/water ratio for desired concentration as animals age
  • Daily cleaning takes about 10 minutes
  • When used on our farm, nipples lasted for 100 lambs
  • 6-month manufacturer’s warranty

Specs
  • Dimensions: 20" x 22" x 30"
  • 6 lamb/kid nipples. Note: Add in hose splitters (not included) to accommodate up to 12 nipples to feed more lambs.
  • 6 nipple connectors
  • 18 feet of nipple tubing
  • 3 nipple panels—up to 6 nipple panels can be used with this unit. Additional nipple panels available under the "Replacement Parts" tab
  • 2.5 gallon reservoir (for warming water)
  • 50 lb capacity stainless steel hopper for milk powder
  • Rating: 110 volts, 1500 watts
  • Operating manual

How to Use
Unit attaches to a hose (use a female to female hose adaptor to connect the hose to the feeder) for continuous water access (can be used with a pump). Milk replacer is stored in a hopper above a mixing chamber. A sensor indicates when to draw down replacer and mix it with water. Mixture flows partway through tubes via gravity. Lambs/kids sucking action pumps the milk from the reservoir to the nipples.

Nipples are not pre-slit. Hole size depends on the age and vitality of the lambs. To make the hole, start small (14 gauge needle or pinch the end and put a small slit in the end with a pair of scissors) then enlarge if needed if the lambs struggle to get milk flow. Too large of a hole and there is a risk of the lamb breathing in the milk.

Precautions
  • Nipples must be set 1" above the level of the milk in the mixing bowl.
  • If mixed milk has cooled lambs won’t be eager to consume cold milk. Not a problem unless only 1-2 lambs/kids.
  • Spoilage can occur in warm weather.
  • Warm temperatures may cause milk to froth which covers the sensor. This delays the mixing of a fresh batch.
  • Must be kept from freezing. Some build an insulated box and/or install a heat lamp.
  • Requires a 20 amp breaker.

Warranty
6-month manufacturer’s warranty

Accessories
Replacement Parts
Reviews (6)
Average Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5
Number of reviews: 6 customers reviewed this product.
Recommended: 4 out of 6 said they would recommend this product to a friend.

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We use Auto-Feeding LAC-TEK Machines to rear over 100+ lambs/kids during our lambing/kidding seasons. We prefer automatic milk feeders because the animals are of equal quality to those raised on a mother at weaning.
LAC-TEK II Milk Feeding System
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Like almost everything you buy, they get it to third base but never a home run. When the lambs are working the machine hard (they tend to all want to feed at the same time), it will kick out and you have to reset it. Thats fine and dandy if you are around but if you are not, your lambs go without milk until you come around to reset it. We are too busy to live around our machine so this is a constant irritant. We bought our machine in 2019 and it’s done its job in spite of kicking out on us far too often. Also, why don’t they design the machine to hold a little over a 50 lb. bag? Nobody fills it when it’s completely empty so it needs a hopper to hold a bag plus about 20% more to accommodate how things are done in the real world. Then there are the threads on the screws that hold the cup and top cover. They are unnecessarily long. They want you to clean it every day and spinning off and on the wing nuts for those long threads gets to be annoying. Yes, I would recommend it to those who have a lot of lambs because it’s a huge labor saver but they need to tweak some things.

LAC-TEK II Milk Feeding System
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Here's an update on my Lac-Tek. Not only can you not get the same amount of powder to drop out each time. Now it can't keep up with 6 lambs at the same time. It will turn itself off and you have to turn it off and back on and hope it resets. No way this will feed 60 lambs. I have 22 and it doesn't cut it. Check out their liability disclaimer, says everthing.

LAC-TEK II Milk Feeding System
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Calibration is at best, just a lucky guess. You can only hope that the same amount of power comes out each time. If you can get past that, it seems to work ok.

LAC-TEK II Milk Feeding System
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Love mine, works great. Replacement parts are cheap and easy to get at local plumbing store.

LAC-TEK II Milk Feeding System
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Raised 21 lambs, I pulled a triplet out of each bunch a pair from the quads. Lambs at 4 and half months weighed up to 100 pounds! By far the best way to raise orphans or handle those extra lambs. Most of them exceeded the weights of the ewe raised lambs. And in most cases I kept the runt of the litter for machine raising. 30 to 40 days the machine ran. Almost without a problem. Only change I will make next year is two sets of hoses so I can swap them out to speed up cleaning. Machine has to be kept clean but once you get the hang of it it takes minutes far faster than washing buckets or bottles. The only thing I will do differently is start the lambs on the machine earlier. I was holding them until they were out of the jugs and it was harder to convert them to the nipple on the machine.