Wide Mouth Lamb 'N' Kid Feeding Bottle
Easy to clean, wide-mouth plastic bottle for feeding orphan lambs or goat kids.
A creative bottle system that works!
- Secure O-Ring inside the blue cap. The black O-Ring now fits more securely than earlier versions. The result is fewer O-Rings lost.
- Better Visibility. Plastic material has been changed to increase transparency. Expect better visibility of liquid contents and fewer misshapen/wobbly bottles.
- Fits most Pritchard Teats. Both Pritchard Teat styles—those with washers and those without—can be used without leaking.
- Readable Measurements. Printed ink measurements on one side. Molded graduations on the opposite side.
Use a bottle rack to allow lambs and goat kids to self-feed.
Instructions/Diagrams:
Bottle Rack Instructions 
Specs
- 16 oz (500 mL)
- Mouth opening: 2" diameter
- Bottle: 8-1/4"H x 2-3/4" diameter
- Bottle with teat: 9-3/4"H
- Microwavable. (Remove the teat first. Latex melts!)
- Wide mouth makes it easy to add and mix milk in the bottle.
- Offset cap location allows better milk flow in bottle racks.
- Can be cleaned by hand with a brush or in a dishwasher.
How to Use
Bottle
- Wash before each use.
- Screw off lid.
- Fill as needed.
- Screw lid back on.
Cutting the Pritchard Teat
Teats are supplied with no hole in the end and must be cut before use. Two different techniques can be used to cut the teat:
- The most common technique is to use sharp scissors and snip the tip off cross-ways. The more you snip, the bigger the hole, so don't overdo it.
- An alternate method is to not cut off the tip, but instead carefully slit the end into two halves with a razor. The two halves snap back together when not in use and self seal the end of the teat. Most importantly, this self-sealing method of cutting the teat allows you to place the teat in a partially inverted position, from which the lambs can suck at will.
Shepherd’s Choice® Management Tip
Do NOT cut off the tip!Instead carefully slit the outer end of tip into two halves with a razor, scalpel or very sharp scissors. The halves should snap together and help self-seal the end of teat when not in use.Tips
When to use this system?
- To supplement mother’s milk for newborns. A ewe’s full milk flow does not kick in until after lambing. If a ewe is short of milk immediately post-lambing we supplement the lambs (still with the ewe) with milk or colostrum via bottle.
- As an alternative orphan feeding system. How? Provide milk in bottles instead of buckets for 3 weeks.
- Feed 3 times per day.
- Drop bottles into bottle rack. Leave in place while you finish chores.
- Return and remove bottles. Many lambs become bored and chew on empty nipples.
When feeding, position the teat as high as a normal mother’s teat, 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. 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.
Precautions
Helpful hints for Pritchard Teats:
- Be sure not to lose the tiny metal ball that rattles when you shake the teat. The teat will leak without this ball. This rarely happens and primarily only from washing the teats too aggressively.
- Do not use Clorox® to disinfect teats. The strong chemical reacts with the latex and can cause rapid disintegration of the teat.
- Be aware of imitation Pritchard Teats currently on the market. They can be identified by their stiffer, molded rubber material. Pritchard Teats are made with soft pliable latex. We have found in experimenting with imitation teats that they are difficult to use with weak lambs, goat kids or tiny lambs from triplets or quads.
- Do not leave teats sitting in the sunlight. Especially do not leave them sitting on a window ledge inside a building. This “greenhouse” situation has been known to heat the red latex until it melts into a gooey blob. As all areas of high heat are bad for this type of latex, it’s best not to leave them close to an “active” wood stove or furnace.
- Do not clean the teats in boiling water. Use only warm water with a small amount of dishwashing detergent.
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
Pritchard Teat, with washer
Item #563000 -Most proven screw-on teat. Closest in size, shape and texture to the “real thing” so orphan lambs and goat kids prefer it.
$2.00 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
Silicone Bottle Brush
Item #950095 -Use this flexible and hygienic silicone brush to clean lamb and kid feeding bottles, canning jars and water bottles.
$13.00 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
Bottle Rack
Item #563200 -Clever innovation that allows new lambs and goat kids to self-feed from Premier’s Lamb ‘N’ Kid Bottle.
$8.50 -
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.
$1.04 -
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.
$132.00 -
Treatments
Premium Colostrum Replacer, 1.1 lb (500 g)
Item #621610 -Colostrum replacer for lambs, goat kids and calves. High levels of immunoglobulin (150g IgG per 500g). Up to 12 feedings.
$41.00 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
NurseMate® First Milk Supplement Jar
Item #780005 -Veterinary-formulated milk supplement for newborn lambs.
$45.00 -
Treatments
NurseMate® Colostrum Supplement Jar, 500g
Item #780006 -Colostrum supplement for lambs that have not received colostrum. Provides protein derived from bovine early milkings.
$50.00 -
Treatments
Advance® Arrest Energy Supplement, 3.5 oz packet
Item #622335 -A livestock energy supplement with electrolytes. Contains a gelling agent to help rapidly restore lost fluids.
$3.75
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Teats and Nipples
Pritchard Teat, with washer
Item #563000 -Most proven screw-on teat. Closest in size, shape and texture to the “real thing” so orphan lambs and goat kids prefer it.
$2.00 -
Teats and Nipples
Wide Mouth Bottle O Ring
Item #5627011 -Replacement O Ring for the Wide Mouth Lamb 'N' Kid Feeding Bottle.
$0.50
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Trevon O from Missouri
These bottles are the best! Wide mouth for pouring into or small hole for pouring out of. These nipples are the best at starting lambs and kids on bottles and then moving them to the bucket after a couple days. I have several of these bottles and bottle racks! The 6 hole bucket is the best option for slightly older babies but you can’t beat these for starting them.
Sara E from Florida
Absolutely LOVE these bottles! We ended up with triplets orphaned mini Lamancha’s this year and these bottles are perfect as they fit the Pritchard nipples which we have always used for bottle babies. Love that these have the wide mouth opening so they are easy to wash. The markings on the side make it fast and easy to fill with the right amount of milk and my kids can help now too. AND they fit in our human bottle warmers so heating up bottles is a breeze now. We ordered 8 to have extras on hand. Won’t use any other bottles going forward.
Thanks Premier 1 for always having what we need for our goat herd. Shipping was fast as always and order was accurate and at a great price. Great products, great customer service and great pricing. What more could you ask for?!?
Clay Z from Wyoming
We have been using the Pritchard teat for about 10 years and have never had one go bad. We just learned about the wide mouth bottles and got 8 of them. Best thing we ever did. Easy to clean and they have the fl. oz. and ml. marked on the bottle unlike soda bottles. Also I like the offset lid. Have had no leaking as long as the lid is on correct and snug. We have used every other feeding bottle / nipple types out there and even the buckets. Premier is the best. They’re not cheap, but you get what you pay for.
Elaina K from North Carolina
Fits the typical Pritchard teat just fine. Caps screw on and off easily. So much easier to clean compared to other similar bottles.
Rita S from Arkansas
So far I’m loving these! Being able to put them in the dishwasher is a huge labor saver. And I know a lot of people use soda bottles but that’s not really sanitary b/c the type of plastic used in soda bottles can’t be effectively disinfected. (Plus we don’t really drink that much soda, lol!) I also like that I can use my Pritchard nipples that I already had. Agree with the other reviewers that the threading of the screw on caps could be improved but still works, just need to fidget it around a little.
