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.
$52.00 -
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.
$28.00 -
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.
$128.00
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Deborah G
My vet was amazed when I used the large one on a ewe that had a real bad hind foot problem and I wanted to restrain her in a pen to be worked on. She laid quietly while he operated, medicated, bandaged and applied duct tape.
And then what really amazed me is that I used the small one on a lamb that we had to cut (yep banding works, but not every time). I was able to control that 30 pound lamb in my lap.
John S from Montana
We call them lamb hand cuffs. They work great. We move the lambs to the barn on a plastic sled. The lamb hand cuffs keep the lambs from getting up and falling off the sled. Nearly all of the 350 lambs that are born every year here will wear them for a bit.