{"product_id":"lamb-feeding-bottle-pritchard-teat","title":"Lamb Feeding Bottle \u0026 Pritchard Teat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe complete set-up — a lamb feeding bottle with the yellow Pritchard teat already fitted. Worth having on hand before lambing rather than after it starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pritchard teat's flow valve stops the lamb gulping air, which is half the battle with a bottle lamb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSetting it up\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut the tip of the teat to suit the lamb — start small, because you can always cut more. A flow that is too fast is how you get milk into the lungs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeed at body temperature and keep the bottle and teat scrupulously clean between feeds. Get colostrum into a newborn within the first few hours; that matters more than anything else you will do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lamb that won't suck at all, or one that is cold and floppy, needs warming and tube feeding rather than a bottle, and is worth a call to your vet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpare \u003cstrong\u003ePritchard Lamb Teats\u003c\/strong\u003e are sold separately, and there's a \u003cstrong\u003eLamb Syringe Feeder with Latex Tube\u003c\/strong\u003e for a lamb too weak to suck.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pritchard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51481846284452,"sku":"970904","price":13.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0009\/9103\/5451\/files\/pritchard-lamb-bottle-and-teat.jpg?v=1789605673","url":"https:\/\/nztack.co.nz\/products\/lamb-feeding-bottle-pritchard-teat","provider":"NZ Tack Saddlery Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}