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calf milk buckets

  • 01-09-2012 10:45pm
    #1
    ootbitb
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    Have mostly fed calves as singles before but am leaning towards groups of four next spring.

    Anyone know of a site where I can buy buckets with four teats?

    Need the type with four separate compartments.


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  • #2
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    We use the group type feeders rather than the individual as they take up less space. 10 teat feeder for €100 is the best I got.


  • #3
    simx
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    when we used to be at calf rearing,we used to have feeders with 6 teats on them with 6 seperate compartments so they all get their fair share and the lad that keeps sucking till its empty is less likly to get a scour


  • #4
    ootbitb
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    simx wrote: »
    when we used to be at calf rearing,we used to have feeders with 6 teats on them with 6 seperate compartments so they all get their fair share and the lad that keeps sucking till its empty is less likly to get a scour

    where did you purchase the feeders?

    always used to take the feeder away as soon as the milk was drank but this year let them suck air for a while as thought it might stress them less, you may be right about the scouring too as there was no problem with it.


  • #5
    simx
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    where did you purchase the feeders?

    always used to take the feeder away as soon as the milk was drank but this year let them suck air for a while as thought it might stress them less, you may be right about the scouring too as there was no problem with it.

    im not quite sure the father bought them in a place in town i think,they were a bit dearer than the blue ones alright but he reckoned they wereworth it


  • #6
    dar31
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    http://www.wicklowcattlecompany.ie/teat-feeders/


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  • #7
    td5man
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    simx wrote: »
    when we used to be at calf rearing,we used to have feeders with 6 teats on them with 6 seperate compartments so they all get their fair share and the lad that keeps sucking till its empty is less likly to get a scour
    I find that if the calves move around on the ones with seperate compartments some of them get more than others.
    We have both types, we use peach teats on the jfc feeder as they last longer than the jfc teats.


  • #8
    The hawlk
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    td5man wrote: »
    I find that if the calves move around on the ones with seperate compartments some of them get more than others.


    I thought that might happen !!!


  • #9
    ootbitb
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    dar31 wrote: »
    http://www.wicklowcattlecompany.ie/teat-feeders/

    hmmmm, a 3 teater and a 5 teater.

    Need a 4 teater ideally.


  • #10
    cow man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭cow man


    ootbitb wrote: »
    hmmmm, a 3 teater and a 5 teater.

    Need a 4 teater ideally.

    that is a dilemma


  • #11
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    ootbitb wrote: »
    hmmmm, a 3 teater and a 5 teater.

    Need a 4 teater ideally.

    they say you should have at least 1 extra teat free.

    ie 5 calves on a 6 teat drinker

    8 calves on a 10 teat

    Buy the 5


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  • #12
    bbam
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    lakill Farm wrote: »
    they say you should have at least 1 extra teat free.

    ie 5 calves on a 6 teat drinker

    8 calves on a 10 teat

    Buy the 5

    good advice... we always try and have one or two extra as they will always shuffle round a bit at the start... I have 10 on a 10 at the moment, just evening feeds and it can be tough some evenings getting them setteled.. :mad:

    However, if OP is going for compartment feeders he'll only be putting the milk in the number of compartments there are calves for... they'll quickly figure out which ones have and havent milk..

    Definitely buy the one with a few extra... ya never know down the line what changes you make..


  • #13
    ootbitb
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    Good advice, thanks. Will go with the five. Will save me a lot of time over singles.


  • #14
    Good loser
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    Good advice, thanks. Will go with the five. Will save me a lot of time over singles.

    You could let them out of pens to drink in larger groups.


  • #15
    ootbitb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ootbitb


    Good loser wrote: »
    You could let them out of pens to drink in larger groups.

    think it's better to group them.only reason I kept them singly was to ensure they
    all got enough milk. with compartmented drinkers this problem is solved.

    a lesser problem is that of naval sucking, especially with Limousin bulls in my experience. This seems to lead to piss drinking in the field often with a circle of three:D

    doesn't seem to harm them though.


  • #16
    Good loser
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    think it's better to group them.only reason I kept them singly was to ensure they
    all got enough milk. with compartmented drinkers this problem is solved.

    a lesser problem is that of naval sucking, especially with Limousin bulls in my experience. This seems to lead to piss drinking in the field often with a circle of three:D

    doesn't seem to harm them though.

    In larger groups there will be less navel sucking. Can rub dung (with a stick or glove) to navel.


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