Lamb feeding tube

[Devil's advocate]

Just bought a new one. Is it just me or is a rubber tube hard to push down the lambs throat. I got on well with the more plastic type ones.

 

[yellowbelly]

l personally like the rubber ones - seem a bit more 'gentle' to me.

Maybe this current Mediterranean weather is making yours a bit soft

I like the plastic ones for 'putting up the other end' if you have to give one an enema.

 

[Al R]

Just bought a new one. Is it just me or is a rubber tube hard to push down the lambs throat. I got on well with the more plastic type ones.

I had a rubber tube once that came in the “set” it’s probably perished away now, we’ll only use plastic tubes they can be bought from most places I would have thought, this year I got mine from APS

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Those rubber ones are sh!t, they go straight in the fire
Plastic every time

 

[Devil's advocate]

Those rubber ones are sh!t, they go straight in the fire
Plastic every time

Well to the point

So its not just me. Its far too long & dosen't seem to want to go down the throat, even turn cicles in the mouth

Yes its lovely & soft but I've never harmed a lamb with a plastic one.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Just bought a new one. Is it just me or is a rubber tube hard to push down the lambs throat. I got on well with the more plastic type ones.

Make sure its not dry , Warm water to lube.
Either you haven't got the nack, the patience or you are breeding lambs with a small gullet
Make sure its going in right which is the nack part

I always use the nettex latex ones and rarely get a problem you want me to do yours for you ?
Well I can t cos Im too busy.

 

[primmiemoo]

I learnt to tube with the red latex catheters. They took a season's use well. Using the clear ones now, because they last longer. One or two in kits with the syringe have been too long in the past, but haven't had one of those for several years, now.

There's an all in one pink device in the ag merchant's that looks far too big to use on a lamb. They were trying to sell them last year, and I didn't like the look of them then.

 

[twizzel]

I learnt to tube with the red latex catheters. They took a season's use well. Using the clear ones now, because they last longer. One or two in kits with the syringe have been too long in the past, but haven't had one of those for several years, now.

There's an all in one pink device in the ag merchant's that looks far too big to use on a lamb. They were trying to sell them last year, and I didn't like the look of them then.

Trusti tuber... I’ve used one for the last couple of years and got on well with it. https://www.dairyspares.co.uk/product/trusti-tuber-lamb-kid-goat-feeder-ant30a/

 

[primmiemoo]

Trusti tuber... I’ve used one for the last couple of years and got on well with it. https://www.dairyspares.co.uk/product/trusti-tuber-lamb-kid-goat-feeder-ant30a/

How do you find it for small lambs, pls? Quads, etc.

 

[Nithsdale]

Never had an issue with red rubber/latex tubes. I'm on my 2nd - got it about 5yr ago... previous one had done 20+ years.


Can't stand those syringes - the open funnel type, you know if you've sent the tube the wrong way.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Make sure its not dry , Warm water to lube.
Either you haven't got the neck, the patience or you are breeding lambs with small gullet
Make sure its going in right which is the nack part

I always use the nettex latex ones and rarely get a problem you want me to do yours for you ?
Well I can t cos Im too busy.

I've tubed thousands over the years & plenty of patience with young life. Its just not as good as the plasticcy ones (I think the clear ones do have some rubber in them.).

 

[Al R]

Trusti tuber... I’ve used one for the last couple of years and got on well with it. https://www.dairyspares.co.uk/product/trusti-tuber-lamb-kid-goat-feeder-ant30a/

I thought it was absolute utter crap, 4 of us tried 1 with 3 different techniques and we all said not again. I was sent out 3 but 2 went back, I would’ve sent the other back but it was used on 20+ lambs

 

[Al R]

Never had an issue with red rubber/latex tubes. I'm on my 2nd - got it about 5yr ago... previous one had done 20+ years.


Can't stand those syringes - the open funnel type, you know if you've sent the tube the wrong way.

What open funnel type? I find 60ml tubing syringes are good in the field but the shed has 100ml tubers, lambs that come in here usually need more than just a boost, I never use a plunger, I’ve seen too many lambs drown 10 minutes after the plunger has forced it in to fast

 

[twizzel]

How do you find it for small lambs, pls? Quads, etc.

No problem, used it on a set of quads last year all fine. I don’t have many sheep but had a fair few triplets last year.

 

[Bury the Trash]

I've tubed thousands over the years & plenty of patience with young life. Its just not as good as the plasticcy ones (I think the clear ones do have some rubber in them.).

Ah so you're one of those dudes that has too of done or got thousands .eh.....hmm ...
I've tubed 100 ' s and never used ' hard plastic '


' stomach tubing lambs is like making love to a beautiful women '

Swiss Tony .

 

[primmiemoo]

No problem, used it on a set of quads last year all fine. I don’t have many sheep but had a fair few triplets last year.

Thanks for saying. I would be too worried

 

[yellowbelly]

' stomach tubing lambs is like making love to a beautiful women '

Swiss Tony .

You need to change your avatar again @Bury the Trash

 

[Nithsdale]

What open funnel type? I find 60ml tubing syringes are good in the field but the shed has 100ml tubers, lambs that come in here usually need more than just a boost, I never use a plunger, I’ve seen too many lambs drown 10 minutes after the plunger has forced it in to fast

I'm not sure you can get them any more. I've a lamb to feed later so I'll take a pic of it... It's basically a bottomless bottle so works like a funnel. It holds 125ml colostrum (exactly what a dose of Osmond's colostrum is once added to water).

Vast majority of times put the tube over the throat you'll hit the stomach no bother, but very weak lambs you can put it into the lung if they don't swallow as it goes over. Every time you put the tube in, put the funnel to your ear - if you hear crackles fire the milk in, if it's silent try again

 

[Al R]

I'm not sure you can get them any more. I've a lamb to feed later so I'll take a pic of it... It's basically a bottomless bottle so works like a funnel. It holds 125ml colostrum (exactly what a dose of Osmond's colostrum is once added to water).

Vast majority of times put the tube over the throat you'll hit the stomach no bother, but very weak lambs you can put it into the lung if they don't swallow as it goes over. Every time you put the tube in, put the funnel to your ear - if you hear crackles fire the milk in, if it's silent try again

All the girls that work with me listen or put their ear to it but I don’t as I wouldn’t know what to listen for.
with plastic you can aim it to the right of the mouth like bolusing and it goes straight in, even with those pathetic weak hyperthermic lambs it’s in them in second, waiting for the colostrum to go down is the long part

 

[primmiemoo]

Gentle puffs of air into the open syringe can help move the colostrum.

The right sound on connecting the tube to the syringe is a sort of gurgle.