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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: DartmoorLiz on July 08, 2017, 11:25:19 am

Title: How to move 1 or 2 sheep?
Post by: DartmoorLiz on July 08, 2017, 11:25:19 am

I currently use a wheelbarrow but that's really hard work and takes ages and I have to immobilise the sheep and I definitely can't move 2 at a time.


What do people do?

Title: Re: How to move 1 or 2 sheep?
Post by: harmony on July 08, 2017, 11:47:33 am

Not sure what you mean? Do you mean what type of transport? We have a small trailer. If we didn't have a small trailer we would have to use our big trailer.  :roflanim:

Title: Re: How to move 1 or 2 sheep?
Post by: Charlie1234 on July 08, 2017, 11:49:45 am

Im not alone then Harmony  ;)

In what way do you mean move them ?

From paddock to paddock.......from home to new home ?

Title: Re: How to move 1 or 2 sheep?
Post by: DartmoorLiz on July 08, 2017, 01:09:16 pm

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This is for when I'm moving from paddock to barn when the sheep can't walk herself for whatever reason.  I've been looking at motorised wheelbarrows but haven't found one for sheep.  We have an old landrover but I can't lift a ewe into the back.  Small trailer would work but is expensive. 

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Title: Re: How to move 1 or 2 sheep?
Post by: Marches Farmer on July 08, 2017, 02:45:15 pm

Mono wheelbarrow with the sheep on her back for us.  I hobble her if she still has enough get and go to do just that.

Title: Re: How to move 1 or 2 sheep?
Post by: Backinwellies on July 08, 2017, 03:33:47 pm

quad and trailer ....   not sure why you would need to move 2 who couldn't walk ( generally only one dead at a time!)

Title: Re: How to move 1 or 2 sheep?
Post by: DartmoorLiz on July 08, 2017, 04:05:13 pm

Quote from: Backinwellies on July 08, 2017, 03:33:47 pm

quad and trailer ....   not sure why you would need to move 2 who couldn't walk ( generally only one dead at a time!)

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Its not that I don't want a quad and trailer ... its just that its a bit of a leap from the wheelbarrow ...