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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Foot Trimming and Care
ExoTrim™ Trimmer
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ARS 140 DXR Trimmer (non-serrated)
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ARS Hoof Trimming Shears
Item #780140 -ARS hoof trimming shears for maintaining sheep, goat and other livestock hooves. Longer blades (vs. ARS 140DXR) reduce the overall cuts needed.
$46.00 -
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Hoof Rasp
Item #752010 -Hand file for leaving a smooth finish on the hooves of your sheep, goats and horses. Coarse and fine texture.
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Hoof Pincher
Item #752015 -Superior to standard trimmers on rams and billies. Long handles provide tremendous leverage to cut easily through tough, hard hooves.
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Double-Edged Hoof Knife
Item #752005 -Features a small double-edge blade (for small sheep and goat hooves).
$10.50 -
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Single Edge Hoof Knife
Item #752001 -Cuts and cleans up the extra hoof growth on sheep and goats. Stainless steel blade.
$20.00 -
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Premier Serrated Foot Trimmer
Item #750900 -Great for cutting tough hooves of larger sheep and goat breeds. Best hand trimmer (in value, ability and quality) for large hands.
$27.25
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Meg K from Wisconsin
The Premier Sheep Deck Chair has thoroughly brightened our Spring.
As our flock has grown (and we are growing older) we were excited about the prospect of not having to flip and hold the sheep for foot trimming, or any other reason. The chair is easy for one person to back the sheep into and it holds them perfectly, allowing us to work with them with no bending over and no trauma to the sheep. We have not yet adjusted the width to use it on our largest sheep (200+ lbs.) but at this time we foresee no issues when we do. We first tried it with a smaller lamb (40-50 lbs.) and found the new bungies did not “hammock” her very much, but with any of the medium sheep (80-100 lbs.) it has been a dream come true, holding the sheep comfortably. What a back-saver!
Meagan S from Texas
Works perfectly and it’s easy to adjust.
Amber Y from Indiana
The chair was easy enough to assemble, but even without the extra support rope, it's very stiff for my small breeds. (Nigerian Dwarf, Pygmy, and Babydoll Southdown). It turned into having to hold the animal into the netting and finagle trimming while keeping pressure on them. It's okay for now, just hoping it will break in with use.
Regina G from Texas
We'll see. The original webbing wasn't sturdy enough for our big meat-type ewes. Haven't used the chair much but first one in last time ripped a hole thru the webbing and broke the plastic panel at the bottom. Going to try doubling the webbing and using the reinforcement rope. Hope is big girl at about 160 lbs. She was a bottle baby so very cooperative and easy to work with.
Bruce C from Mississippi
I am 72 years of age, retired from the world of finance and never owned or have been around sheep in my life. Six months ago we purchased a small hobby farm and purchased a few sheep (and several chickens). The chickens are supplying us with more eggs than we can eat but now I have to learn how to trim hooves. I talked with our vet and after trying to trim hooves with my wife by holding the sheep while I was working from the ground, I figured there has to be an easier way. So, I YouTubed what I could; this is the best contraption I found. The price point is very low, assembly is easy but the best part is — IT WORKS! No stress on the sheep, no stress on my wife, which translates to no stress on me. I highly recommend this product.
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