Deck Chair
Product Details
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:
- Trim Hooves
- Insert Ear Tags
- Apply Marking Paste
- Examine and Medicate
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Instructions/Diagrams:
Deck Chair Instructions 
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
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Complete the process by lifting the head upwards into the sitting position.
Precautions
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).
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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Kathryn W
Worked well. I am a. 55 year old woman, and I could handle the sheep and trim hooves by myself with this chair.
Alison P
I bought this because I am a new shepherd, with only a few sheep, and I needed to give an injured ewe penicillin injections. It arrived quickly and was a godsend. I followed the instructions of how to guide the sheep into the chair and was surprised at how easy it was. I will say that I will have to make my poles narrower because I have hair sheep and if I hadn't had someone else to steady her and keep her still while I gave the injection, she would have been able to wriggle out, but that is not a fault of the chair and just needs some adjustment on my part. I am relieved to know I will be able to go through drenching and trimming with relative ease using this chair. I Would definitely recommend this product to anyone who has to work with sheep.
Mary A
Oh, my gosh... this chair is the greatest! We have only five sheep, so it is a cost-effective way for us to work on their feet. It is well-made and fairly priced.
My son and his friend rushed to put it together without reading the directions. Pinkerton, our lead sheep dutifully backed up to it and was easily flipped back into the chair. However, he promptly started to slide through the bottom of the net! Mom, "Ah, guys, aren't you supposed to thread the top and bottom of the netting onto the top and bottom cross braces?"
Once that was corrected, all went well. If you have everything within reach that you might possibly need, one person can work on a sheep alone; but you cannot leave to get something and expect the sheep to lie there and wait for you.
As another person says, Do NOT cut the white cords.
Nicholas S from Virginia
Awesome product, but mine did not come with the tops and bottoms seized off to the cross bracing. As it had to be assembled, I assume that this is to be done by purchaser, but there was no cord or zip ties provided. After I seized of the netting, though, I have zero complaints. This product will save your back!!!
Jamie B from Ohio
This product should have a 5 star rating straight across the board for turning an arduous task into a breeze. My 15 year old daughter and I (mom)were able to trim 5 adult large breed sheep in about an an hour and a half. I used to dread hoof trimming-not any more!
I also must recommend the serrated hoof trimmers - they cut hooves like butter! Kudos Premier#1
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to