Gambrel Restrainers
Product Details
Simple, clever device. Restrains adult sheep and goats by holding neck and front legs alongside each other. Without the use of its front feet or the ability to raise its head, the animal is immobilized.
Common Uses:
- For trimming hooves or tagging ears.
- For transporting individual animals on ATV’s and ATV trailers.
- To take the “fight” out of lambing and kidding females when you need to intervene and/or leave the animal to go for extra supplies. Nearly as useful as a 2nd person (but less expensive and less interesting).
Easy to carry by hand, waist belt, ATV, motorbike or horse.
Specs
- Neck opening: large: 4-1/2", small 2-7/8"
- Large: for adult sheep and goats
- Small: for goats, kids, lambs and smaller breeds of sheep
- Made of nearly-indestructible polycarbonate
- Made in New Zealand
How to Use
- With the animal on its side, hook restrainer under front leg, pull restrainer over nape of neck while pushing head towards brisket with free hand.
- Slide legs into footholds, one on each side.
- Connect cord under the neck of the animal into the slot provided. Adjust knot on cord so that the fit is snug but not tight. What's the string for? Extra security when you need to restrain an animal for longer periods. Also handy for attaching the gambrel to an ATV.
Any livestock restraint may cause some degree of stress, but they do not cause pain to the sheep when used properly.
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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Crooks
KiwiCrook™
Item #804334 -For catching sheep and/or goats by the neck or leg. Lightweight for quick handling.
$52.75 -
Crooks
Blue Leg Aluminum Crook
Item #803001 -Leg crooks are best for goats because goats prefer to face you--so if you wish to catch them in a pen, it works best to do so by snagging a front foot.
$30.50 -
Foot Trimming and Care
ARS 140 DXR Trimmer (non-serrated)
Item #769500 -The gold standard hoof trimmer for goat and sheep hooves. Japanese steel blades are 1 3/4" long. Choice of smooth or serrated blades.
$38.00 -
Foot Trimming and Care
Hoof 1-2-3
Item #770620 -Zinc sulfate concentrate for the treatment and control of bacterial and fungal hoof problems in livestock. Formaldehyde and copper free.
$58.00 -
Ear Tags
Q-flex 3 (yellow, pkg. 20)
Item #630051 -Livestock ear tag for well-suited for adult rams and ewes. Readable by most. USDA Scrapie Eradication Program approved. FREE custom imprinting!
$18.00 -
Restraint and Control
Deck Chair
Item #807501 -Hold sheep securely in a relaxed position which allows the use of both hands to trim feet, tag ears, examine and medicate.
$149.00
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Cheryl G from Ohio
Worked just as advertised when I needed it for a ewe while lambing. But mine broke when used while treating a ewe with a sore ear. She was not impressed and had the umph to prove it. Got less than a year out of it. Can’t decide whether to buy another one or not.
Paula H from Mississippi
Premier has fast shipping as always, BUT this product does NOT work as stated.
I have a VERY pregnant 2yr old full size Lamancha goat. She needed her feet trimmed one last time before she delivers. I am very gentle with my goats, and most of my goats dont complain,but due to lack of attention, by her recent previous owner, her hooves are somewhat mishapen, and have a tendency to pick up fecal matter, which quickly begins to impact and rot in places,causing a terrible smell and infection. She was not afraid of having me trim her feet, as I had already done so twice. We were growing them out. She was afraid of the Gambrel. I made sure I was familiar with it before I used it. We went to a nice shady grassy, safe area. After I got her to laydown, nuzzle me and give me a kiss. We tried the gambrel on. At first she was mystified, so I patted her, reassured her and attemped to show her the grass by her muzzle. She started to eat some grass. Stopped. Then decided the gambrel was not for her. She struggled a bit and I again reassured her. I proceeded to do the final trim on the second to last hoof and she suddenly jumped to a half standing positip and tried to run away. The trim knife sliced open the pad of my thumb 1/4 inch down and worst of all the side of her hoof causing it to bleed. I can tough it out. It’s mostly healed up now. This happened 2 wks ago, but she now has a fear of getting feet trimmed.
I don’t have a retraint device that works, and after reviewing the entire process, I found that I followed the instructions exactly. Her name is Lucibelle and she weighs between 140 and 160 depending on her condition.
Dale P from Alabama/Minnesota
I live in Alabama and already had purchased one of these. This latest one I bought was for my older sister in Minnesota.
I live alone and do all of my care and maintenance of my stock by myself. This Gambrel Restrainer is heaven sent for me. I have to trim hooves and deworm and inject my goats all by myself, so I use this restrainer to subdue the animal while I perform all the periodic or unscheduled care on my animals.
It’s true that the animal will calm down and actually eat grass or feed while in the restraint. They WILL freak out a little bit at first, but I pat them and talk calmly to them and offer feed. It works. I can trim, inocculate, and de-worm… and anything else I need to do with very little effort other than occasionally repositioning the animal to allow me to access a different hoof or something like that.
DEFININTELY RECOMMEND!
Tina E from Kansas
Easy to use, affordable, reliable. Not very often that you find a product that does exactly what it says it will do. This restrainer WORKS!
Deborah N from West Virginia
Works great, and is lightweight. Easy to apply and remove. The sheep can be positioned on their side, stomach, or back while wearing it. One acrobatic hair sheep wheelbarrowed himself accross the pen while wearing it but was easily caught up.
