You can order Pritchard nipples ($1.40 each) and milk replacer at Premier (http://www.premier1supplies.com/store/prod_search.html). The nipples fit on a plastic pop or water bottle.
While you are there, you might want to consider ordering the following items for a general Lamb Emergency Kit:
140 cc syringe to connect to stomach tube and for measuring chlostrum you've milked out of a ewe ($5.00)(http://www.premier1supplies.com/store/prod_display.html?prod_id=136&; pcat_id=&cat_id=ALL&criteria=syringe)
Red rubber stomach tube for feeding lambs too weak to nurse ($1.60) (http://www.premier1supplies.com/store/prod_display.html?prod_id=25&pcat_id= &cat_id=ALL&criteria=stomach)
Powdered Cholostrum in case lamb didn't get any from ewe ($10.50) (http://www.premier1supplies.com/store/prod_display.html?prod_id=314&pcat_id =&cat_id=ALL&criteria=milk)
Nutridrench for an instant boost to weak lambs ($10.00) (http://www.premier1supplies.com/store/prod_display.html?prod_id=56&pcat_id= &cat_id=ALL&criteria=nutri)
Lamb milk replacer ($14.50) (http://www.premier1supplies.com/store/prod_display.html?prod_id=57&pcat_id= &cat_id=ALL&criteria=milk)
Carol
At 02:50 PM 5/24/2004 -0500, you wrote:
I have only those black rubber nipples that go on a soda bottle cause that's all they have around these parts. Maybe next time will be better.
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