jfc calf feeder

lab man

lads i bought a jfc single teat calf feeder today the calf took about an hr to drink about a litre an a half of maverick, can i change the teat to the peach type teat as hes doing great with the speedy bottle tks lab man

cute geoge

lab man wrote: »

lads i bought a jfc single teat calf feeder today the calf took about an hr to drink about a litre an a half of maverick, can i change the teat to the peach type teat as hes doing great with the speedy bottle tks lab man

why go to the bother when you can slit the teat with a knife

lab man

I cut a small slit on it about a third way back on the teat still no good

_Brian

lab man wrote: »

I cut a small slit on it about a third way back on the teat still no good

Need to cut It At the tip of the teat to simulate a free flowing cows teat.

Milked out

lab man wrote: »

I cut a small slit on it about a third way back on the teat still no good

You'll have to replace the teat now anyway. The milk bar type teats should fit them as well. It'll be slow at the start but eventually they'll get used to it and speed up. Better too slow than too fast. If you want to make it faster just widen tge slit already at front of teat but not too much

lab man

Thanks lads the poor oul calf was pure tired from the fecking thing I'll do Wat ye said ill get back in a few days to ye

_Brian

lab man wrote: »

Thanks lads the poor oul calf was pure tired from the fecking thing I'll do Wat ye said ill get back in a few days to ye

Its a real balancing act with teats..
Your right in that you don't want him exhausted, but the teat needs some resistance so he still has to suck the milk.. The sucking action releases the saliva which is essential to proper digestion of the milk. this is one reason that calves drinking straight from buckets (rather than teat feeders) are more prone to scour and such like..

CloughCasey1

_Brian wrote: »

Its a real balancing act with teats..
Your right in that you don't want him exhausted, but the teat needs some resistance so he still has to suck the milk.. The sucking action releases the saliva which is essential to proper digestion of the milk. this is one reason that calves drinking straight from buckets (rather than teat feeders) are more prone to scour and such like..

I replaced the teats on my drinkers when calves were 8 weeks old in last batch this year to break them in for next. Took them twenty mins longer that morning and they went into straw and slept most of the day. They were exhausted.

lab man

Well lads I went into the local Co op an asked for a new teat I told him my story he said that ya can get training teats they are yellow in color an very soft so put it on again an no problem at all with this type but the packet said that after 5 or 6 weeks to change to the black type teat didn't say why though thanks for all yer help , lab man