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FW Inventions Competition 2021: Home-made livestock handling kit
Read on for some of our readers’ solutions to easing the job of handling livestock.
Graeme and Steven Christie’s sheep-handling device
Brothers Graeme and Steven Christie built a simple sheep-handling device to turn lambs on their side at a comfortable working height for tail clipping.
The assembly fits to the end of the sheep race and has a guillotine gate at the entrance to ensure one lamb loads at a time.
When the animal reaches the front of the crate, a rope is used to pull a clamping frame around it, holding it firmly in place.