Blue Leg Aluminum Crook
Common Uses
Specs
- 54" long
- Medium tensile solid aluminum rod coated with blue plastic
- Rubber hand grip
Benefits
A goat's agility, slim neck and lack of wool mean that neck crooks are often useless.
How to Use
To catch a ewe with newborn lambs on the pasture: First catch the lambs. Then lay a leg crook between the lambs and ewe with the crook head toward the ewe. The ewe will likely face her lambs. Encourage the ewe ever closer. When the ewe's front foot is near, instantly raise the crook and snare her front leg.
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.
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Restraint and Control
Gambrel Restrainer - large
Item #811000 -Restrain and control sheep and goats of all sizes with this gambrel restrain, fits over the animals neck and locks their front legs in place.
$18.00 -
Restraint and Control
Restraint Cuff, small, 24 mm
Item #811030 -Strong clasp can contain any build of sheep and it comes in different sizes for your convenience. Animal can't stand or walk when the cuff is in place.
$10.00 -
Restraint and Control
Restraint Cuff, large, 29 mm
Item #811032 -Strong clasp can contain any build of sheep and it comes in different sizes for your convenience. Animal can't stand or walk when the cuff is in place.
$11.00 -
Crooks
Shepherd’s Dog Whistle
Item #818000 -A variable-pitch dog whistle to aid in livestock herding. Often used to train and transmit commands to sheepdogs.
$2.25
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Richard F from Idaho
It works very well on larger goats. On kids, you have to hook them above the knee as the hoof will slip out.
Where this thing really shines is catching geese. It fits perfectly around the neck. For larger ones, it's far better than a fish net.
Richard J from Oregon
Sturdy and a little heavy, it works on larger goats, too large of and opening for smaller ones. I will be repairing the broken fiberglass handle on our old aluminum one. This one is not a good replacement for it.
Kathy F from Minnesota
I kept hesitating on buying a leg crook for many years, only used a neck crook. Now that I bought this one, I can't believe it took me so long before I got a leg crook. It works great! I am able to come up behind a sheep and catch it much more easily than before.
Also, I can't believe how quickly I received my order. Thanks for your speedy service.
Alan W from Illinois
WOW! No more chasing goats! We worked our small herd in less than half the time usually spent because all we had to do was turn around and hook one. This crook paid for itself in saving time and less aggravation. My only regret is that I did not buy one a couple of years ago.
J. C. N
Crook is high quality but is too big for cashmere goats. They slip out. Most have to be caught running and I think you could break a leg. For tamer dairy goats, it would work better. Probably would work for sheep. Compared to a wooden neck crook, it is heavier and a little awkward.
