Red Rubber Teats
Product Details
Attach nipples to Bucket Teat Units to fed orphan lambs and goat kids. Rubber is more durable for sharp-toothed orphans than latex.
We’ve found rubber teats to be the better option for lambs and kids over 10 days of age—who become aggressive when nursing.
Instructions/Diagrams:
Bucket Teat Assembly Instructions 
Benefits
We prefer natural latex teats to get lambs started, and then switch them over to rubber teats after 8–10 days. Our goat kids prefer the long style rubber nipples over the short.
Specs
How to Use
Tips
If the milk flow seems too slow, take a Pocket Scalpel (or other sharp knife) and enlarge the “X” slit in the end of the teat. Be careful! Do NOT cut the end too large or the milk will constantly leak out.
Precautions
Cannot be used on soda pop bottles.
Do NOT leave empty bottles or bucket feeders in the orphan pen. Lambs and kids will chew on nipples (in an attempt to feed) and damage the teats. A habit that is not easily reversed.
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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Teats and Nipples
Bucket Teat Unit, red/blue
Item #565500 -Turn any bucket into a milk feeder. Attach a rubber or latex teat for animals to nurse. Use with orphan lambs, goat kids and calves.
$3.50 -
Teats and Nipples
Bucket Teat Unit, gray
Item #565000 -For feeding orphaned lambs and goat kids via milking buckets. Attach a rubber or latex teat for the animals to nurse.
$3.50 -
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.
$72.00 -
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.
$123.00 -
Treatments
Premium Colostrum Replacer, 1.1 lb (500g)
Item #621610 -Colostrum replacer for lambs, goat kids and calves. High levels of immunoglobulin (150g IgG per 500g). Up to 12 feedings.
$49.00 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
Sheep & Goat BlueLite, 6 lb
Item #780013 -Feed and water supplement for periods of dehydration in sheep and goats. Includes electrolytes, vitamins and energy sources.
$35.00 -
Lambing and Kidding Aids
Tooth File
Item #558210 -For filing the teeth of sharp-toothed lambs and goat kids. Smooths the tips of “needle-like” teeth to prevent dams from rejecting their offspring.
$27.00 -
Docking and Castrating
Pocket Scalpel
Item #888001 -Economical, disposable pocket scalpel with a user-friendly grip. Handy utility blade for precision applications around the farm.
$1.30
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Jill N from Colorado
These nipples are great for our bucket system. They are tough and hold up pretty good. I say that because after the babies (goats) get older they tend to both suck and chew on the nipples which cause them to leak. No fault of the manufacture or Premier 1. Because they are a harder nipple the babies take a bit of time to take to them. We don't use the latex due to allergies in our home but I do wish that there was a slightly softer version for the newborn to 1 week old babies. I will buy again as needed though.
Haley R from Iowa
I was really excited to get my bottle goats on the bucket system to save us some time. I ordered these since they were supposed to last longer. While my goats took to them right away, the teats got destroyed in less than a day.
Brian D from Michigan
These are easier to seat without leaks than the latex. These are the teats to use after the lambs get older and are sucking on the latex already.
If you have trouble seating stretch the teat over the unit first before you screw the nut over the nipple.
Due to shipping being so expensive these days I try and have a couple years of these on hand.
Robbie B from Georgia
Lasts longer and stands up to bucklings better than the latex nipples.
Brad B from South Dakota
We are feeding 60 lambs and they really got after these nipples. The longer ones found on bottles were a fight to use but our lambs took to the rubber nipples immediately. So far we haven't tore one but we have back-ups in case.
