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Deck Chair

Deck Chair with included webbing and reinforcement rope.
Deck Chair with included webbing and reinforcement rope.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (176) Read reviews »

Premier’s Deck Chair safely holds large, adult sheep and goats (without horns) in a relaxed position securely, without injury. Can also be used to safely restrain pregnant ewes.

Allows use of both hands to:

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  • Deck Chair

    Item #807501 | Weight 25.00 lbs
    In Stock
    $128.00

  • Replacement Webbing for Deck Chair

    Item #807515 | Weight 0.65 lbs
    In Stock
    $33.00

  • Replacement Reinforcement Rope for Deck Chair

    Item #807518 | Weight 0.20 lbs
    In Stock
    $8.50

Used Items

The following items are used and sold “as-is”. They have been returned to Premier, inspected and are in good working condition. All sales are final, no returns. While supplies last.

  • UD - Deck Chair

    Item #8075019 | Weight 25.00 lbs
    1 available
    $98.00
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Instructions/Diagrams:

Specs
  • Length: 40"
  • Adjustable width: 16" maximum and 10" minimum
  • Bottom "legs": 14"
  • Galvanized steel pipe with elastic webbing
  • Included support rope for large/heavy sheep, which prevents elastic webbing from over-stretching
  • Can be folded flat for easy storage and transporting with some disassembly

Benefits
Save yourself the backache of trying to hold the animal and work on them at the same time. By using a deck chair, you can use both hands for working on the animal. Restrain pregnant ewes without injury to them. It also allows you to walk away for more medicine or tools knowing your animal is safely restrained.

We've introduced several improvements over the previous version:

1) Elastic webbing

A thick weave of elastic shock cord has replaced the string net we used previously. The elastic web springs back into place when the ewe leaves the chair reducing the risk of entanglement. The webbing quickly hooks over built-in rivets for easy replacement. Included support rope can be used for heavy animals to prevent over-stretching.

2) Kick-plate

This simple device prevents the animal’s hind legs from getting caught in the mesh. On occasion we’ve had to chase down a ewe that’s made off with our deck chair because of this very reason—not often, but it has happened.

3) Quickly make size adjustments

When using our original chair, a wrench was needed to make side-to-side adjustments. These nuts have been replaced with finger-friendly wing bolts. Kick-plate adjusts via the same method.

How to Use
See Deck Chair instructions above for additional information.

To load:
  1. Best location is in the corner of a small pen, as this allows catching the animal with the least effort. Drop the top of the chair over the gate or fence at a 45 degree angle.
  2. Catch the sheep by the head. Back the sheep into the chair. As the back legs hit the bottom crossbar, the rump (and most of the animal's weight) will fall into the webbing. Take care not to catch the rear legs in the 2 vertical chair legs.
  3. Complete the process by lifting the head upwards into the sitting position.

To unload:
    With one hand, tip the chair forward with the sheep inside it. Allow the animal to fall out onto its feet. Hang onto the chair or you may be chasing the animal/chair combination around the pen.

Precautions
The tighter the adjustable tubular sidebars clamp the animal, the more secure the hold. If a typically-sized animal in your flock is too loose in the chair, loosen the clamps and slide the side bars closer together.

Does not work well with horned animals. Their horns may become entangled with the webbing.

Note: Deck Chair Replacement Webbing (#807515) DOES NOT fit our Old Deck Chair (#807500).

Accessories

Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.

Reviews (176)
Average Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5
Number of reviews: 176 customers reviewed this product.
Recommended: 165 out of 176 said they would recommend this product to a friend.

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Makes the job of trimming hooves less of a chore. When we trimmed the hooves of our ram flock (Ile de France cross rams and hair rams) we used the deck chair to make the job a little easier, the hardest part was catching the rams. The chair held them and we had no escapes. Adjusting between each sheep can be a hassle (we typically skip this step) but overall it is a back saver compared to sitting the sheep/goat on their hind end and trimming.
Deck Chair
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Great product makes it easier on the operator and much easier on the animal allowing it to be less stressful.

Deck Chair
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Usable, but (1) one of the bolts that came with it was a smaller size than the other bolts, (2) another bolt was stripped before I even put it on. (1) The manufacturer needs better quality control or (2) I received a unit that had been returned.

Deck Chair
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At first I had the chair on a four foot high rail. The sheep fell out. Later I set it at about three feet and it works very nicely. I found when I am done, just tilt the chair forward, and the sheep walks away.

Deck Chair
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I try any thing to make it easier to work with sheep.. I just got it put it together and the next day I had it in the barn, backed a crazy ewe in it and milked her to tube her babies.. She couldn't kick me and the milk out of my hands. She was still. Yea!! I won !!! Worth it ! Twins are doing fine!

Deck Chair
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Wonderful at restraining the sheep for trimming hooves. I can now do this on my own. Will agree with the adjustment problem for different size sheep, going to try the "slip cover" recommendation by one of the other reviewers for the smaller sheep/lambs. I would not be without this now that I have it.