Customer Results & Reviews
Real savings and on-farm outcomes with Hatfield bottle feeding.
“Hatfield saved us hours every feed and cut the crew we need. Now our experienced calf team members spend their time carrying out health checks and treatments, while less-experienced staff handle the feeding — it’s that easy to run (we’re comfortably doing up to 1,000 calves per hour).”
“We’re always chasing efficiencies. Moving from bucket to bottle just made sense for us — same milk replacer, better utilisation, and a more consistent routine that supports steadier growth.”
“Bucket-feeding has also been shown to result in between 10% and 15% of milk entering the rumen directly.”
“In our climate, keeping milk in the abomasum and out of the rumen is crucial for calf health. Teat feeding supports that physiology and gives us steadier growth and fewer digestive setbacks compared with open pails; the less stress we can put on a calf in these conditions the more it will benefit their development.”
“Hatfield’s HMI feeding system lets me run a true step-up/step-down programme — we increase intakes in stages and then taper to weaning with the accuracy I set. That precision feeding is exactly what our scale at Baladna demands: consistent, repeatable delivery every day, across every pen.”
Customer Results & Reviews
Real savings and on-farm outcomes with Hatfield bottle feeding.
“Hatfield saved us hours every feed and cut the crew we need. Now our experienced calf team members spend their time carrying out health checks and treatments, while less-experienced staff handle the feeding — it’s that easy to run (we’re comfortably doing up to 1,000 calves per hour).”
“We’re always chasing efficiencies. Moving from bucket to bottle just made sense for us — same milk replacer, better utilisation, and a more consistent routine that supports steadier growth.”
“Bucket-feeding has also been shown to result in between 10% and 15% of milk entering the rumen directly.”
“In our climate, keeping milk in the abomasum and out of the rumen is crucial for calf health. Teat feeding supports that physiology and gives us steadier growth and fewer digestive setbacks compared with open pails; the less stress we can put on a calf in these conditions the more it will benefit their development.”
“Hatfield’s HMI feeding system lets me run a true step-up/step-down programme — we increase intakes in stages and then taper to weaning with the accuracy I set. That precision feeding is exactly what our scale at Baladna demands: consistent, repeatable delivery every day, across every pen.”