soarwitheagles
True BYH Addict
Hi again everyone!
I would like to build a sheep deck chair.
Premier one has them, but we are on a strict budget and $120 is over our budget at the moment.
I was thinking maybe we could easily build a sheep deck chair...
I keep having reoccurring visions and dreams of sheep care becoming easier and easier...
I am hoping easier sheep care can become a reality rather than just a dream...
Yesterday, my wife and I just gave our sheep herd its very first drench. Never done it before, but here is what we did:
1. Purchased shin guards from Walmart to protect my shins [last time I was kicked in the shin and the swelling and the pain remained for over one entire month].
2. Got all the equipment ready to go [sheep drench, syringe, gloves, and a very positive attitude].
3. We next herded the sheep into a corner of the sheep pen using two 10ft. cattle panels.
4. Boxed the sheep in so they could barely move.
5. Jumped the cattle panel, joined the sheep inside.
6. Grabbed one sheep at a time, lifted it off the ground, set it on its rump, and held on for dear life [usually held on to the sheep's head with one hand turning it gently to one side, hold the sheeps neck of chest with the other hand].
7. Shot the drench into the back of each of their mouths, making sure they did not spit it out [none of them did spit it out].
8. Gave each sheep a Permethrin spray bath, then let em' go!
To be 100% honest with you, it went much smoother and easier than I imagined. Even though we had to accomplish this feat in the rain, it was actually kinda fun!
Now I am thinking about the future...yes, as in hoof trimming, injections, more drenches, etc.
I have seen the pictures of the sheep chairs and it sure makes the job look much, much easier!
So now I have some questions...
1. Has anyone here built there own sheep deck chair?
2. If yes, does it work well?
3. What material did you use?
4. Where did you purchase the material?
5. How did you assemble your new master piece?
I have never built a sheep deck chair. I was thinking I could save a lot of $$$ if I did the following:
1. Use 3/4" electrical conduit or other metal tubing [I have a lot of it laying around at the moment].
2. Bend the 3/4" electrical conduit in a manner that makes for legs for the chair.
3. Somehow attach the horizontal braces to the conduit [but how]?
4. Use baseball netting or Game Bird Net Poultry Pen Netting that appears to have a very low price.
Finally, another thought I had was use 3/4" steel pipe [have lots of it laying around] using pipe "T's" for the attachment points of the horizontal braces [but this idea may add quite a bit of weight to our sheep deck chair].
We are open to all ideas and suggestions.
Please help us if you can!
Thank you!
PS here's some pics of chairs we found online
I would like to build a sheep deck chair.
Premier one has them, but we are on a strict budget and $120 is over our budget at the moment.
I was thinking maybe we could easily build a sheep deck chair...
I keep having reoccurring visions and dreams of sheep care becoming easier and easier...
I am hoping easier sheep care can become a reality rather than just a dream...
Yesterday, my wife and I just gave our sheep herd its very first drench. Never done it before, but here is what we did:
1. Purchased shin guards from Walmart to protect my shins [last time I was kicked in the shin and the swelling and the pain remained for over one entire month].
2. Got all the equipment ready to go [sheep drench, syringe, gloves, and a very positive attitude].
3. We next herded the sheep into a corner of the sheep pen using two 10ft. cattle panels.
4. Boxed the sheep in so they could barely move.
5. Jumped the cattle panel, joined the sheep inside.
6. Grabbed one sheep at a time, lifted it off the ground, set it on its rump, and held on for dear life [usually held on to the sheep's head with one hand turning it gently to one side, hold the sheeps neck of chest with the other hand].
7. Shot the drench into the back of each of their mouths, making sure they did not spit it out [none of them did spit it out].
8. Gave each sheep a Permethrin spray bath, then let em' go!
To be 100% honest with you, it went much smoother and easier than I imagined. Even though we had to accomplish this feat in the rain, it was actually kinda fun!
Now I am thinking about the future...yes, as in hoof trimming, injections, more drenches, etc.
I have seen the pictures of the sheep chairs and it sure makes the job look much, much easier!
So now I have some questions...
1. Has anyone here built there own sheep deck chair?
2. If yes, does it work well?
3. What material did you use?
4. Where did you purchase the material?
5. How did you assemble your new master piece?
I have never built a sheep deck chair. I was thinking I could save a lot of $$$ if I did the following:
1. Use 3/4" electrical conduit or other metal tubing [I have a lot of it laying around at the moment].
2. Bend the 3/4" electrical conduit in a manner that makes for legs for the chair.
3. Somehow attach the horizontal braces to the conduit [but how]?
4. Use baseball netting or Game Bird Net Poultry Pen Netting that appears to have a very low price.
Finally, another thought I had was use 3/4" steel pipe [have lots of it laying around] using pipe "T's" for the attachment points of the horizontal braces [but this idea may add quite a bit of weight to our sheep deck chair].
We are open to all ideas and suggestions.
Please help us if you can!
Thank you!
PS here's some pics of chairs we found online
