Orphan Headgate
Enables orphan lambs to nurse from another ewe. Because the ewe is not able see or smell the lamb, she lets it nurse. Often, after 3 days, ewes will accept the lamb(s).
California Residents: Proposition 65 Information
Specs
- 36" tall
- 1-1/2" deep
- 46" wide unfolded
- Folds down to 6" wide for easy storage
- Space for ewe's neck adjusts (3 widths) with movable pin
- Hot-dip galvanized (should not rust unless left in wet manure)
- Fits into existing lambing pens with 2 connecting pins (not included)
- Approximate wall thickness is 2-3mm depending on size of square tubing
Installation
- Place orphan headgate in corner of pen.
- If using wire panels in the pen, have the orphan headgate so that the connectors are sticking through the wire panels. Slide a connecting pin (not included) into each connector.If using wood pens, just wire the headgate to the sides of the pen.
- Adjust width of headgate to fit ewe's neck.
Precautions
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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Handling Equipment
Ground Rod and/or Connecting Pin, 3'
Item #151200 -Effectively ground energizers or firmly secure handling equipment. Galvanized pin is resilient to rust and wear.
$8.00 -
Lambing and Kidding Aids
Tooth File
Item #558210 -For filing the teeth of sharp-toothed lambs and goat kids. Smooths the tips of “needle-like” teeth to prevent dams from rejecting their offspring.
$27.00 -
Handling Equipment
Linking Stake
Item #917800 -Linking stake for connecting panels, gates, chutes of sheep and goat handling or feeding systems.
$11.30 -
Handling Equipment
40" x 48" Welded Wire Panel, 4" holes
Item #964700 -Sturdy, hot-dip galvanized wire panels are great for lambing and kidding pens, gates, fence lines and many other projects. 1/4 in. dia. rods. 4"x4" spacings.
$50.00
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Glen B from Utah
What a great deal already adopted 6 lambs on 3 ewes it has more than paid for its self! I had a few made out of wood but they would rub the ewe raw on her neck. This was good to the ewe and the lambs!!!
Erica M from New York
We had a few first time ewes that were reluctant nursers. This provided a way for the lamb to bond with the mom and also get the colostrum needed.
Yvonne/Elizabet B from California
Extremely disappointed in workmanship. No instructions came with product and the holes drilled in top and bottom were not completed properly so the pin on both top and bottom only fits in one space rendering it useless.
Jean-Francois S from Maryland
It worked very well and is easy to use. I had to push the ewe in a bit, but once in it, it ewe did not mind at all.
Sandra P from Virginia
It saved a lamb for me, and I bought a second one to graft orphan twins onto mothers of singles, which worked.
Two drawbacks: My ewes are in wool at lambing, so they have very little wiggle room in the headgate and it is difficult for them to reach their water buckets (I have to use short 2 & 3 gallon buckets for water so they can reach into them). Also, the headgates require 4 nuts and bolts to attach the stabilizer bar to the sides. The first headgate I ordered came with only 2 nuts and bolts, which was inconvenient, but at least the bar could still be used. The second headgate I ordered came with only one nut and bolt, rendering the stabilizer bar unusable until I had made 2 trips to buy them; since no info on the size and length of needed bolts is included with the headgate, or anywhere in the catalog, I bought bolts that were too big and had to be exchanged. The first night my ewe was restrained in it, without the stabilizer bar, the headgate shifted when she turned so that she couldn't reach her bucket and had no access to water.