Kiwi ‘super crook’

emilyanne · Mar 21, 2019

hi all! Hope all is going well for everyone!
I’ve taken in an interest in buying the kiwi super crook, although every website I seem to look at has at least £10 for shipping costs? Let alone the extortionate price for the crook alone
Does anyone know of a local business that sells them in the uk? Or just a cheaper place that sells them
Cheers!

General-Lee · Mar 21, 2019

This?? I’ve one at work and one at home.

https://georgemudgeshearing.co.uk/collections/handling-equipment/super-crook

andybk · Mar 21, 2019

george mudge sells them , can be bought at sw shows through summer , really good tool for catching sheep , would prefer alloy ends though as can be a bit heavy one end in tight spaces,

DanM · Mar 21, 2019

Kiwikit sell them..
https://www.kiwikit.co.uk/product/shepherds-crook-super-crook/

Northeastfarmer · Mar 21, 2019

Brilliant

Poorbuthappy · Mar 21, 2019

andybk said:
george mudge sells them , can be bought at sw shows through summer , really good tool for catching sheep , would prefer alloy ends though as can be a bit heavy one end in tight spaces,

Yep agree about the imbalance. But otherwise a great bit of kit.
I shortened mine by an inch or 2 so it fits across the bike as I've broken 2 catching it in gateways/trees as I drive along.

exmoor dave · Mar 21, 2019

Poorbuthappy said:
Yep agree about the imbalance. But otherwise a great bit of kit.
I shortened mine by an inch or 2 so it fits across the bike as I've broken 2 catching it in gateways/trees as I drive along.

Broke a finger using mine

Poorbuthappy · Mar 21, 2019

exmoor dave said:
Broke a finger using mine

Ouch

goodevans · Mar 21, 2019

Be good for immobilizing pikey crooks

Downton_shep · Mar 21, 2019

andybk said:
george mudge sells them , can be bought at sw shows through summer , really good tool for catching sheep , would prefer alloy ends though as can be a bit heavy one end in tight spaces,

I agree it’s a good idea but can be a little clumsy. Flimsy pole with quite a weight on the end can be frustrating!

neilo · Mar 21, 2019

Downton_shep said:
I agree it’s a good idea but can be a little clumsy. Flimsy pole with quite a weight on the end can be frustrating!

But would anyone that’s used one, ever go back to a normal, bendy one? I know I certainly wouldn’t, fantastic things imo, despite of the price.

Poorbuthappy · Mar 21, 2019

neilo said:
But would anyone that’s used one, ever go back to a normal, bendy one? I know I certainly wouldn’t, fantastic things imo, despite of the price.

Just needs a lamb neck crook at the other end instead of a ewe one, then I could leave my lamb crook at home.

Downton_shep · Mar 21, 2019

neilo said:
But would anyone that’s used one, ever go back to a normal, bendy one? I know I certainly wouldn’t, fantastic things imo, despite of the price.

They’re unbeatable for catching a single ewe on her own. I find them awkward if lots of ewes are in a corner and I’m trying to crook one!

Another thing is don’t reach into a thorny hedge trying to catch a lamb! If you accidentally crook a branch, you have to climb in to release it!!!

Courier · Mar 21, 2019

emilyanne said:
hi all! Hope all is going well for everyone!
I’ve taken in an interest in buying the kiwi super crook, although every website I seem to look at has at least £10 for shipping costs? Let alone the extortionate price for the crook alone
Does anyone know of a local business that sells them in the uk? Or just a cheaper place that sells them
Cheers!

£10 shipping is not a lot for something over 1.4 metres in length.

Bury the Trash · Mar 21, 2019

I don't see how it could be any cheaper than 30 quid plus 10 or 15 for delivery :scratchhead:

cant be a lot in it at that ...

polk_farmer · Mar 22, 2019

Poorbuthappy said:
Just needs a lamb neck crook at the other end instead of a ewe one, then I could leave my lamb crook at home.

So does the leg crook on it not catch lambs? Mine is turning up today

ajcc · Mar 22, 2019

Getting it off a lively ram at raddling can be fun! Catching the wrong ewe in yard is annoying cos you have to take eyes off right ewe to release the wrong one!!
But it’s good tool and like a calving gate another TFF recommended purchase worth its weight in gold.

neilo · Mar 22, 2019

polk_farmer said:
So does the leg crook on it not catch lambs? Mine is turning up today

Yes, unless it’s a very young lamb. In that case, just use the neck crook to slow them down, then grab them.

Poorbuthappy · Mar 22, 2019

polk_farmer said:
So does the leg crook on it not catch lambs? Mine is turning up today

Don't know about anyone else, but I don't find it any good for baby lambs.
My uncle made this from a normal long handled crook. Once you have a lamb crooked by the neck , it can spin around and try and pull away but it's caught. Not like a leg crook where they can kick out of it, or a neck crook on a ewe which I find you have to hold it just right or she's gone.

hally · Mar 22, 2019

Does anybody other than me often catch the wrong ewe when catching in a batch. You have to watch the one you want pi**ing off whilst your hanked to the one you dont want

Still love it though

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