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Deck Chair

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

Premier’s Deck Chair holds sheep in a relaxed position securely, without injury. Can also be used to safely restrain pregnant ewes or polled goats.

Allows use of both hands to:

  • Trim Hooves
  • Insert Ear Tags
  • Apply Marking Paste
  • Examine and Medicate

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  • Deck Chair

    Item #807501 | Weight 25.00 lbs
    In Stock
    $160.00

  • 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
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Specs
  • Galvanized steel pipe with elastic webbing.
  • Can support large, adult sheep and goats (without horns).
  • Adjustable width for all sizes.
  • Included support rope for large/heavy sheep. (Prevents elastic webbing from over-stretching.)
  • Length is 40 inches.
  • Maximum width is 16 inches.
  • Minimum width is 10 inches.
  • Bottom "legs" are 14 inches.
  • Replacement webbing is available.
  • 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 (164)
Average Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5
Number of reviews: 164 customers reviewed this product.
Recommended: 154 out of 164 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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We are also a small flock family and have been looking at purchasing the deck chair for some time, and we are really glad we did. We had it only two days and used it for trimming hoofs. We have used it about 6 time in less than a month. What an easy task trimming when you think about how hard it was before trying to handle the ewes. You would definitely have needed more than one person without it. The small imperfections are manageable with some modifications if needed. For the price, we are very pleased with the product.

Deck Chair
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I'm a 5'2" woman with 7 sheep of various sizes (Shetland, Merino & Romney). This is the first time I've been able to confidently trim hooves, so I love this chair. Like the instructions say, it works best when the animal fits snugly, but since it's kind of a pain to adjust my sizes vary so much, I just slipped a cloth cover (think large pillowcase with holes in the closed end) over it with the smallest animals to keep them from tangling up in the net (had a near-disaster when I tried it with just the net).

I think quick-clamp adjusters on the crossbars would make this a perfect product.

Blogged here (with notes & pictures of my cover): http://thriftyknitter.com/?p=583

Deck Chair
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I am very disapointed with this product. Placing the sheep or goats in it is easy enough (we raise medium sized breeds) but keeping them in it isn't! They obviously try to squirm out, however they cannot, BUT they do get caught up in the netting which ressults in a terrible mess!! We tried it on a dozen different breeds of animals (Icelandics, Karakuls, Dorsets, Shetlands, Saanens and Nubians) and it did not work out with any of them. So we aren't using it anymore. For our needs, canvas might be better. I also agree that 2 or more people are required to maintain the animal in place and I do agree that adjustments for a multi breed flock are hard to make.

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We just use the chair for the first time. I was concerned it may not work on our rather large Suffolk ewes but we widen it out as far as we could and had no problems. It required 2 people due to the ewes size but what a breeze trimming hoofs!!!

Deck Chair
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For my hair sheep, it works pretty good. With 2 people it's very easy to use. With one not so strong woman (me) it's a bit more difficult to get them in the chair but I still couldn't do without it now that I've got it. I do like putting a rope halter on them if I'm working alone and securing their head back to the fence. Not needing to hold them up or down on the ground (I don't have a platform to put sheep on yet) is so much better on my body. I know I won't be without one of these again and have recommended it to a couple herding friends for their small numbers and the fact that they work alone sometimes.