Re: [blackbelly] Re: New Tilting Sheep Squeeze

2005-09-20 Thread Barb Lee
I know there is some concern as to whether tilting tables are appropriate for blackbellies, so I will wait until we've had a chance to use it before I provide pictures. I can see nothing harmful or hurtful about it, and I think it can be used to immobilize the sheep vertically for shots and dr

Re: [blackbelly] Re: New Tilting Sheep Squeeze

2005-09-20 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Since attachments aren't allowed on the Blackbelly listserv, if anyone has a photo of benefit to the rest of us (like a photo of the tilt table) please send it to me and I'll put it on the Blackbelly listserv Web site Scrapbook (http://www.blackbellysheep.info/scrapbook/scrapbook.html) Carol

[blackbelly] Re: New Tilting Sheep Squeeze

2005-09-19 Thread JULIE RIHA
This is interesting. I have been talking to my husband about building one for the sheep. I got the idea from seeing a table used for Alpaca shearing. This will make trimming the hooves a lot easier for the both of us. I cannot bend down to do the hooves with the rods in my back and when he holds