Calf Buddy™ Starter Pack

It is important for calf health that milk is delivered at the right speed to optimise digestive health and performance.
As a teat ages, the rubber becomes softer and milk flow increases. As a calf approaches weaning the more developed digestive system can manage this slightly increased flow but for young calves, a faster flow impacts health and can result in cross suckling, nutritional scours and poor performance.
For best results, we recommend you start each new calf with a new Calf Buddy™ Teat and keep this teat with this calf until weaning.

How long will my teats last?
Depending on what system you use on your farm will determine how long your teats will last.
If you feed individually and use the one teat per calf, then your teats will last from birth till weaning. If you use one teat for multiple calves, then you will need to change the teats more often.

The calves will tell you when the teats have become soft and need replacement. As the milk flow increases they will start to suck on each other or their surroundings (cross suckling). As soon as you start to see cross suckling, change your teats to prevent the next stage of fast flow which is diarrhoea.

How do I change my teats?
Calf Buddy™ Teats have a pull through design to sit snugly against the feeder wall for optimum hygiene. This is the most hygienic connection system, and with the 1 Click connection, it is also easy to change.

Inserting a new teat:
Connect the teat to the Calf Buddy™ Connector, making sure the teat and connectors line up.
Pull the teat through the hutch bucket.
Using an up and down motion, pull the teat through the bucket until you hear the 'click'.
Finally, be sure to check the teat alignment is correct and the slit is vertical!
Removing a worn teat:

Place your hand inside the bucket and pull the connector upwards until it disconnects from the teat.
Remove the worn teat and discard it.
Wash the connector and insert it into a new Calf Buddy™ Teat. So easy!

The Calf Buddy™ Teat system has no threads or valves so it is very hygienic.

Click the Calf Buddy™ Training Teat to the Calf Buddy™ Connector and pull through your bucket.

Once in place, you do not need to remove the teat for cleaning as the hygienic connection system prevents milk becoming trapped.

Made from renewable, high quality natural rubber, Calf Buddy™ Teats are kinder to the environment. Natural rubber absorbs the milk fat and protein which can cause the teats to become softer and start to drip. The milk flow can become faster, decreasing calf performance.

Recommended cleaning: Use a dishwashing detergent, or any other non-chlorine/ chloride dairy detergent twice a week. Important! Chlorine/chloride based dairy detergents degrade natural rubber which reduces teat life by 60%!.

Rinse your teats with water.
Use a gentle detergent, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not use Chlorine/chloride based dairy detergents!
Using a brush, lightly scrub the outside of the teats making sure to bend the teats. By bending the teats, any milk gets pushed back inside the feeder so the detergent can make contact with the inside of the teat wall.
Rinse clean.

For replacement teats, Calf Buddy™ Teats come in packs of 10. Code 900000

If you lose connectors, you can buy them in separate packs. Calf Buddy™ Connectors come in packs of 10: Code 900001

When you are installing Calf Buddy for the first time, you can use the Calf Buddy™ Teat and Connector Pack. This pack comes in a pack of 10 teats and 10 connectors: Code 900002

Calf Buddy™ Teats are made from a natural rubber with no synthetic or oil based rubber.

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