Oral Calf Feeder

Has any tried an Oral Calf Feeder ? It is like a big enema bag with a big round tip. http://www.enasco.com/product/C07326N

Yes , they sell them at the local farm supply shop, i have fitted a tap instead of the useless clip supplied and a colon tube, and it holds a lot more than i do !! Bill.

Did you read the blurb with it? That bag holds 250 cc. The tip doesn't look so big anymore, does it?

I had one of those that I bought at a local farm supply store several years ago.

I don't remember the exact size of the bag, but it had to hold over 4 quarts! The nozzle was about 3/4" in diameter and about a foot long and the tubing was about 1/2-5/8" in diameter.

It worked quite well, but the long rigid thick nozzle could have done some real damage if not used carefully.

That is funny. I receive the Agriculture Nasco catalogue and I thought the same thing when I was in the oral calf feeder section.

I just pulled out the Nasco catalogue and found that Oral Calf Drenchers might be able to be used.

There is also a 2 qt. fluidfeeder, which looks like a bulb with a long probe on it. It is designed to put medicine or what ever right down into the calf's rumen. Seems like there might be some one who is interested in it here.

I think if you go to Nasco's site and browse around, you might find some interesting stuff there.

I am always amazed when fellow "Klymo's" go off and purchase agricultural or hardware substitutes for the genuine article. Perhaps it's just me, but there is something magical about handling and using that bag or bulb that was just like mom's or like the one used by the nurse in the hospital.

That said, I have to admit that I've taken to making my own enema buckets using the four and five quart graduated, plastic paint buckets. Once the printed label is wiped off with lacquer thin er and a 3/8th inch hose adapter installed at the bottom, the bucket is indistinguishable from those used in hospitals except for the increased capacity. As for tubing; I prefer to use 3/8" clear silicone hose available from "U.S. Plastics. It is far superior to the rigid vinyl stuff.

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