Lambs pushing rubber teats back through hole... advise wanted!

[Loadabullocks]

Any ideas to stop these rubber teats pushing back through the hole?

(The bottom teat is half way there!)

TIA

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Don’t take this the wrong way but are you certain you had them in and seated all the way round?? We’ve used one of these for years and never had this happen?

 

[Loadabullocks]

I didn’t set it all up myself, so looking at it fresh! I presume you meant to type ‘sealed’? What type of sealant is used?

 

[Ts 59]

They aren't in right. Need pulling through til plastic of bucket is in the groove, another couple of mm.

 

[Loadabullocks]

They aren't in right. Need pulling through til plastic of bucket is in the groove, another couple of mm.

@Ts 59 thanks. Was my first thought. Is that job done or are they sealed in at all

 

[Ts 59]

@Ts 59 thanks. Was my first thought. Is that job done or are they sealed in at all

Will be job done, never used any type of sealant when we used to use that kind of bucket.There will be little steel discs/valve in back of teat.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I didn’t set it all up myself, so looking at it fresh! I presume you meant to type ‘sealed’? What type of sealant is used?

No sealant, I did mean seated. As in the grove in the test was seated in the hole all the way around. Pulled through until it won’t come any further and then it should sit neatly in the hole with no spare movement.

Make sure the white valves are in the back too. Worth their weight in gold!

 

[cheviot53]

Video on you tube showing how to put in the valve's and put in teats . You can see the color that needs pulled until it seals in the plastic bucket holes and the last teat doesn't look like it has the disc in

 

[Loadabullocks]

Make sure the white valves are in the back too. Worth their weight in gold!

Can you attach photo or link? I’m hunting for some but haven’t found any

 

[cheviot53]

Try Nettex

 

[cheviot53]

Teats & valves for sale on ebay

 

[steveR]

They aren't in right. Need pulling through til plastic of bucket is in the groove, another couple of mm.

Yep, we had the same issue several years ago on a couple of the teats that had not seated properly, it needs some force, or warm them in hot water before trying agin to seat them.

 

[puppet]

Can you attach photo or link? I’m hunting for some but haven’t found any

Heat and pull hard. Your photo shows that they are not tight against the plastic bucket

 

[Loadabullocks]

Have pulled the lip through. I don’t think these teats are letting much milk out... bucket goes down very slowly

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Have pulled the lip through. I don’t think these teats are letting much milk out... bucket goes down very slowly

They look set right now!

Couple of years ago we had a set that might have let 1/4 ml through at a time. Poor buggers were knackered before they had got 1/2 a feed. I ended up drilling the end of the teat with a small drillbit. It may well have reduced the life of the teat but it’s no use if the lambs starve!

 

[Longlowdog]

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Move to a bucket with these near the top and you won't have any trouble. You can cut a bigger hole and the milk won't flood out. This is how a Shepherdess bucket works.