Nursing Bottle with Screw-On Nipple

Keep feedings on schedule with a bottle that's easy to check at a glance. The translucent, food-grade polyethylene lets you see how much is left, and the threaded top holds the nipple firmly in place, so it stays put while a young animal works at it.

The rubber nipple uses a special formula that is made to last longer and stay pliable. It's sturdy, sanitary and easy to wash, a practical bottle for a young animal you're raising by hand.

Highlights

• Translucent bottle shows the level
• Food-grade polyethylene body
• Threaded top for a secure nipple fit
• Pliable rubber nipple made to last longer
• Sturdy, sanitary FDA-compliant plastic

At a glance

What it's for

A bottle is the simplest tool in the barn for raising a young animal by hand. It keeps a calf, lamb or kid fed when the mother can't nurse, and it lets you see at once whether a feeding was finished.

Bottle feeding is a daily job, so the parts that matter are the ones you handle every feeding: the seal, the nipple and the bottle wall. A smooth, clear bottle that's easy to wash and check fits that routine. Keep one ready at the start of calving or lambing season, and you won't be hunting for a bottle at 2 a.m.

It suits a first-time owner with one young animal, a family with a few bottle babies over the spring, or a small farm that bottle-feeds every year. A translucent bottle also helps when several people share the chores, since anyone can see at a glance whether the feeding is done.

How to use it

1. Mix the feed following the instructions for your feed or milk replacer.
2. Warm the mix to a comfortable feeding temperature, and test a few drops on your wrist before you feed.
3. Screw the nipple on snugly by hand, so the threads seal and the nipple stays put.
4. Hold the bottle at an angle so the animal takes milk and not air.
5. After each feeding, rinse the bottle and nipple, then wash both in hot soapy water.
6. Let the bottle and nipple air-dry fully before the next use.

Good to know

• Clean the nipple inside and out after every feeding. Leftover milk sours fast in a warm barn.
• Check the nipple for tears or hardening, and replace it when it softens too much or cracks.
• Keep a clean bucket, a bottle brush and a towel in the feed room, so the bottle is ready for the next feeding.
• Keep a second bottle on hand, so one can soak while the other is in use.

About Little Giant

Little Giant is one of the brands of Miller Manufacturing Company. Miller started as a family-owned business in 1941 and now makes more than 1,000 farm, ranch and pet products.

Stock a spare nipple and bottle before calving or lambing season starts.