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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Thankful B from Pennsylvania
Why did I wait so long to purchase this deck chair. It is absolutely amazing and makes a hard job easy. I am a short torsoed person so clipping feet was nearly impossible. That is not the case anymore with this deck chair. Absolutely worth it!
Brandon L from Georgia
Money well spent. Deck chair works great!
Maekayla M from Utah
I bought this chair to help with my Southdown Babydoll bottle-fed ewes. I’ve always sheared them standing for their comfort, but that’s impossible with hoof trims. Lately, I had to get a friend to help me lay the girls down to get at their feet. But this chair makes the job a one person show for me. My smartest ewe did manage to turn herself over in the chair, but I’m strong enough to tussle with her despite it. I would recommend an addition to the design though — the bottom bar could use a foam/rubber covering to keep the girls bums off metal. With their short legs and fat bodies, my girls were uncomfortable sitting on their tails or with their delicates against the bar.
Marion P from Oregon
I was so excited to receive this seemingly miraculous tool. thinking it would make my shepherdess life easier...but it was a complete disaster! The video makes it seem so smooth and easy but it is not. I am a small, competent, woman who shears her own sheep, with pretty docile Texels. It was not possible to back a ewe into it. Got good help — it got worse with the webbing shredding and the kick-plate shattering immediately. What a bitter disappointment.
Perhaps if you are a very large person with small trained sheep it might work for you.
Charles S from Pennsylvania
Works really well. We back the sheep up to the bottom and flip them in which is the hardest part. Once they’re in, they generally calm down. It may need to be narrowed up a bit but it works well. Seems well built. The rubber feet kept slipping off when we dumped the sheep out but they don’t really seem necessary anyway.
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