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pet lamb feeding bucket

  • 23-03-2016 9:33pm
    #1
    Dickie10
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    does anyone know anything about these buckets mullinahone are selling? i have 7 pretty strong pet lambs and want to take the hassle out of feeding them, just wondering should i purchase. by the way, these lambs are 6 weeks old how much longer do they need feeding milk? there getting it 3 times a day, morning , 5pm and 11pm. they have backs like store bullocks!


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  • #2
    arctictree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭arctictree


    Dickie10 wrote: »
    does anyone know anything about these buckets mullinahone are selling? i have 7 pretty strong pet lambs and want to take the hassle out of feeding them, just wondering should i purchase. by the way, these lambs are 6 weeks old how much longer do they need feeding milk? there getting it 3 times a day, morning , 5pm and 11pm. they have backs like store bullocks!

    I just bought a couple of 6 teath buckets @ €15 each. Lambs don't seem to be doing as well as from the bottle. Maybe they are a bit young and the teaths seem to need a very strong suck.


  • #3
    Dickie10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,985 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    where did you get them, the lads im feeding wont have any bother there near factory fit! well there about 18 kg!


  • #4
    arctictree
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    Dickie10 wrote: »
    where did you get them, the lads im feeding wont have any bother there near factory fit! well there about 18 kg!

    Bought them In the local Glanbia shop....


  • #5
    razor8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭razor8


    Dickie10 wrote: »
    does anyone know anything about these buckets mullinahone are selling? i have 7 pretty strong pet lambs and want to take the hassle out of feeding them, just wondering should i purchase. by the way, these lambs are 6 weeks old how much longer do they need feeding milk? there getting it 3 times a day, morning , 5pm and 11pm. they have backs like store bullocks!

    You need to get them weaned Straight away or some are likely to drop from red gut usually the best ones
    It's recommended to wean at 5 weeks to my knowledge and have on creep from a few days old with some straw or hay


  • #6
    Sheep breeder
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    arctictree wrote: »
    I just bought a couple of 6 teath buckets @ €15 each. Lambs don't seem to be doing as well as from the bottle. Maybe they are a bit young and the teaths seem to need a very strong suck.

    you need to make the hole in the teat bigger, as the lambs are not getting the milk quick enough.


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  • #7
    iron man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭iron man


    Anybody know how much the forester technic feeder from volac is? Is it any good?


  • #8
    Dickie10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,985 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    what is red gut? would they be good enough on twice a day?


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