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What do folks use to hold them on their bikes? Would a pair of gun grips go narrow enough to hold it ?
However, if you’re looking for a lightly used Ali one, that’s ideal for catching sheep round a corner, I may have just the thing...
It could be worse. I had a speculative go at a ewe tanking full pelt down the fence. I got her and was pulled straight off my feet, flat out. A fair feat, as I was about 19 stone at the time!Supercrook, love it, but bit of a ball ache when ya catch one wi the leg and dont just have a good enough grip on the crook end and she off down moor wi ya crook round her leg
Does your shoulder still bother you?It could be worse. I had a speculative go at a ewe tanking full pelt down the fence. I got her and was pulled straight off my feet, flat out. A fair feat, as I was about 19 stone at the time!
No but I was surprised that it didn't end up in a hip dislocation for the ewe!Does your shoulder still bother you?
If I use the quad I just sit it on its arse in the foot well, and a bungee if I have to get offWhat do folks use to hold them on their bikes? Would a pair of gun grips go narrow enough to hold it ?
Strong mums they are.No but I was surprised that it didn't end up in a hip dislocation for the ewe!
I had a vet student here dislocate her shoulder, she was holding a ewe between her legs and another one ran past her through an open gate, she shot her hand out and grabbed it under the jaw but it kept going. Strong girl, only 50kg.. power lifter... was... stronger sheep... also 50kg...It could be worse. I had a speculative go at a ewe tanking full pelt down the fence. I got her and was pulled straight off my feet, flat out. A fair feat, as I was about 19 stone at the time!
Smart you are. I have never broken a leg on a ewe, but I have dislocated my shoulder on more than one occasion. I am not as smart as you. There is a technique to it so you do not create to much shear force. Metal or Fiberglass post can be to rigid until you get the technique down. I now teach the process with the cheapest chinease wood I can find at my local big box store. The cheap wood will just snap before a leg will. Or in my case, before my shoulder is pulled out of socket.Never tried a leg crook yet because Dad's friend had one and dislocated or broke the leg of a ewe and he refused to get one after that. Might of been a one-off,but anyone had similar?
What do folks use to hold them on their bikes? Would a pair of gun grips go narrow enough to hold it ?
Supercrook, love it, but bit of a ball ache when ya catch one wi the leg and dont just have a good enough grip on the crook end and she off down moor wi ya crook round her leg
That doesn’t surprise me with charmoiseI had a vet student here dislocate her shoulder, she was holding a ewe between her legs and another one ran past her through an open gate, she shot her hand out and grabbed it under the jaw but it kept going. Strong girl, only 50kg.. power lifter... was... stronger sheep... also 50kg...
How muchI would pay to see @Gator with a team of Cheviots yoked to the quad trailer!
Outs possibleWell Ben Hur used a horse to pull his chariot. Maybe @Gator will try one of his Cheviots!
The price of one 40kg fat lamb currentlyHow much
What do folks use to hold them on their bikes? Would a pair of gun grips go narrow enough to hold it ?
Cheers Dave!Yes that's what I use and they are perfect for the job