I'm struggling with intermittent back pain these days, so spent yesterday at the Highland Show looking at sheep turnover crates. They look really whizzy, but also very expensive (typically the best part of a grand). So, in the hope that it might offer a cheaper solution, I spent the afternoon welding up a sheep chair a bit like the one below.
I think I got the design ok, and once the sheep is sat down in it, it works well. It also gives a better position for checking feet etc, since you can be stood up properly in front of the ewe rather than stood behind her bending forwards.
However, my sheep don't have a reverse gear, and it's really hard to get them backed up in the right place in preparation for tipping. It was also way harder on my back to lift them into the chair than it would have been to just tip them normally. I'm starting to think I've wasted an afternoon and a decent number of welding rods.
Any thoughts?
EDIT: That's not actually the thing I made - it's just a pic I found on google images. I don't normally trim feet whilst wearing a summer dress for one thing!