Sheep race purchase

[Outofthehouseintothewild]

hi guys, hope I've posted this in the right place, if not could someone kindly move it to where it should be! Cheers....looking for some advice from those with more experience than me (which is very little!)...looking to buy our first sheep race set up to make life more efficient now our flock is growing in numbers....is there any brand better than others?...should we buy new or is second hand ok?...what kind of budget should we be looking to put aside?...daft question maybe but do we need to factor in our sheep having horns...i.e. Several sets of, or will that not be an issue?!...and anything else I've maybe forgotten about. Many thanks for your kind help and wisdom

 

[shearerlad]

The fact your sheep have 4 (or 6?) horns IMO is down the list of deciding factors. However for a reasoned reply we would need to know.

How many sheep?

1 grazing block or spread over a few places separated by public road?

 

[Outofthehouseintothewild]

The fact your sheep have 4 (or 6?) horns IMO is down the list of deciding factors. However for a reasoned reply we would need to know.

How many sheep?

1 grazing block or spread over a few places separated by public road?

Hi huge thanks...we've currently only 23 sheep, but aim to reach numbers of around 50 this year...our grazing is also spread over a few locations....I was going to ask actually if mobile sheep races are an option. Cheers

 

[multi power]

Hi huge thanks...we've currently only 23 sheep, but aim to reach numbers of around 50 this year...our grazing is also spread over a few locations....I was going to ask actually if mobile sheep races are an option. Cheers

Prattley sheep race is the dogs rubbish, and all mobile, but at 10k you might need a few more sheep first

 

[Bootneck]

IAE is OK, they tell you in the brochure how many sheep each design is suitable for.

 

[liammogs]

The bateman basic race is what you want, 4 sheeted hurdles, gulioteen gate and shedding gate! New around 450, farm sales etc skys the limit haha iae got one similar money but they use hooks insted of pins and donts fasten as well and break and bend over time!