Hello guys 🫶 it’s a good start with the shutt and for the times when you need various things done in the sheep 🐑 it’s going to be a time saver you’ll see 🐑🐑🐑 ., I will screw a pice of tan color door mat to make the sheep more at ease to get into the shut , just an a idea 💡
Well done, Arnie. I know every farmer has their way of doing hoof trimming. None are better or the best. I say you find your way and what works best for you. 😊 Loved the ram that didn’t want to leave the squeeze. You had me lol when you were lifting his butt to get him to leave! 😄😄
The is always a learning curve with everything new, for both the sheep and farmer. I think Arnie did a fantastic job!!! A back is a precious thing and needs to be protected as much as possible! Looking forward to Monday and how smooth it goes. Great video! ❤
When I got my spin and trim, I ran my sheep through a few times, without doing anything to them, so they got used to going in and out of it. I will use it for anything that I might need the sheep still for. Even if I only have a few sheep to work on, I'll send the whole group through so they remember what to do. Now it is not such a big deal for them.
LoL 😂 if i was put thru this contraption too for a mani - pedi, would be kicking up a storm too. Arnie has way more patience than i do. He and the sheep did great, imo.
That's some learning curve for sure! Can't wait to see how the big boys go... Sure hope none of them kick you!! Don't take this wrong , but it gave me quite The giggle When the one decided it just was going to stay there. And some of the looks on their faces... I now know what the "WTF" Expression looks like on a sheep's face 😂
Well, that was an adventure! I skimmed through the comments, and I didn't see this mentioned. There's something funky about the headlock. The sheep's head should be locked, but they shouldn't be able to stick either of their front legs through the headlock. The headlock needs to be designed in a way that locks the head and ensures the front legs can only go up and stay completely inside the tilt table. I bet Arnie could design something. But jeez, at that price, you'd think they would have thought of that already. But it can be workable. The key is figuring out a way to make it work for you. And so, you just have to keep playing with it...
@craigpacker7171 yes, I thought the legs coming through was bad too! It did end up helping with trimming front hooves but it made me worry about injuries.
Good afternoon Arnie and Lynn. I tell you Pippy is such a little ray of sunshine. He just makes you smile. Hang in there Arnie the sheep will get used to it and it saves you from trying to flip those boys. I bet the sheep are thinking is this thing going to hurt me. They will get better. Arnie I think you did an awesome job for the first time around. It was a learning experience for sure but I knew you would succeed. Choosing to pout. 😂😂😂😂. Gladiators son a real handsome fella. Gladiator genes are awesome. Of course I am prejudiced. Oh hey we got a perfect shot of sheep nose. 😂😂. Oh my gosh a really perfect pout job. I had to laugh. Arnie don’t give up. It is worth it for your back. Lynn he needs you as the sheep whisperer. Blessings and big big hugs to you both. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😉😉😉❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Arnie, with the different angle than you are used to, it will take a bit of getting used to, but as you get used to it, it will get better and in the long run, will mean that you can continue with the sheep longer.
It's always a bit frustrating and a learning curve with new equipment. I think Arnie did a wonderful job and will get even better over time. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to part 2! Stay safe!🙏❤🇺🇸
@cindyboard7816 The big boys were much more challenging but we'll show you that and summarize the entire experience in the next video on Monday, 8 am!😄
@GeoffreyPrice-r5t LOL! Yes, but believe me, these rams don't nestle in nice and cozy when you're trying to trim their feet so all that "rosy" experience soon turns into sumo wrestling!🤣🤣🤣
The tilt table has to much space and doesn't squeeze the sheep enough. I think the head isn't supported enough, there's one that I've seen that the sheep is completely enclosed and you can squeeze from all sides and top. That may be an option, those rams are humongous so Arnie definitely needs something to help him. Maybe something to consider is to have 4H workshops that will bring the kids in to help do these chores, they learn and do your flock and they get a discount on a 4H lamb, something to ponder on to make your lives a little easier. I need to do that with my little herd of Jacob's, I'm getting to old to wrangle them 😂
@cynthiarahman9395 When a 300 pound ram decides not to move in a chute, Lynn is not the answer because he is three times heavier than me 😆 You need a really big guy to move them and that's why it is so difficult when they decide to plant their feet and not move 🙂
@GeoffreyPrice-r5t yes, hands on is the less stressful for all involved except when the struggling starts and becomes a battle of will and soothing words turn into cursing and swearing!🤣🤣
We purchased this exact one many years ago when we purchased a few ewes from a fellow who was getting out of sheep. Ive always found it took so much effort to set up, it’s heavy to roll around. We don’t have a crowd tub or chute so we had to push every animal in. I do most of the trimming and I found it hard to flip them, my sheep are big and heavy too. Someday if we get a chute we may use it more, they do need to get used to going through it I suppose. Definitely a learning curve for the farmer and the flock.
One thing that could make your hoof trimming experience a little easier in the tilt table, are the electric scissors that Sandi uses. If you rely on hand and arm muscle power to use those shears, your angle of usage is more critical. They aren't cheap, but Sandi found the electric scissors a godsend. The table seems to work fairly well. But there are a lot of binding points that will need constant lubrication. The tiniest bit of corrosion and it won't work.
@gregedmand9939 The electric shears are definitely out of the question. Mistakes on thrashing animals are way more catastrophic for farmers or sheep if they cut wrong. Also, those clippers are like the te part system - only for the rich and famous 😆 They cost as much as the tilt table itself and still need blade replacements. She is just doing a quick trim, not really doing a quality foot job like Arnie is trying to do, and even with manual clippers, accidents can happen. It's like cutting trees with an axe or a chain saw. Slower with ax but way less chance of bad injury except with animals, they are in constant motion, so accidents are way more likely.
The Falcos are like $2500, more than the shut. Sandy mentioned years ago that someone gave them to her as a gift. But agree sharp shears are a key thing.
@justinanovak8040 yes, the shears we bought were brand new but weren't sharp plus ig was winter. He has since bought a file to sharpen them ourselves which should help. Shears costing more than a chute are just not realistic for most people
@@EwetopiaFarms The biggest need for the electric scissors for hoof trimming, is the difference in hand strength between an average man or woman. Lynn would have far more difficulty hand trimming hoofs with manual shears than Arnie does. As expensive as they are, over $2K I think, they're like most other tools we use. Once people discover what effort and strain can be saved by using a device or power tool, it's hard to do without. Sandi used to be in tears over trying to trim hoofs with those usual gardening type shears. In her hands they were dangerous to herself and the sheep. Doing dozens of sheep left her hands in agony. Arnie's big "man hands" are more up to the task.
Yes, but they truly are very dangerous to use with no margin of error. I actually bought a pair of smaller hand shears with white handles that were more for women, and they worked fantastic for only $50 They are too small for Arnie's hands 😁@gregedmand9939 @@gregedmand9939
Great video. Does the table tilt the other direction? Since you are right-handed, it might work a bit better if you tilted them the other way. It seems backward for you now. You are facing them when they struggle/kick, your body is open to it. It would be safer for you when they start to kick/struggle if you were on the other side. Your back would be to the kicking. Just a thought. Good luck!
@@EwetopiaFarms As handy as Arnie is, perhaps he could reverse the head gate and rear gate, put them on opposite ends. That would serve the same purpose and get him to the other side of the table.
Dear Lynn and Arni, that was interesting, I was curious to see how the cage would work, it seems quite dangerous how they dig, I saw on another farm that the sheep turn all the way to lie on their back, and so they kind of fit down, but then again they can only dig up and not towards the belly, and they can't dig as far as the mines are, you can try it as hard as you can sometimes, I know it also depends how the legs are shot, but that would probably be the same. I look forward to the sequel. That one lamb almost fell asleep there, I think it was the fifth. I wish you a lot of firm nerves Sincerely, Krasava💕👍
@krasavaserkopova8819 Ours could not be turned upside down because they would slide out because you can't squeeze it tight enough for the width of our sheep. The table needs a lid that closes or have more of a curve to it so that the well-muscled, wide sheep don't slide out. The other ones you see on TH-cam are way smaller sheep so the clamp curves around them to stop them sliding out.
Yes, I know that is what most people do. However, did you see our sheep sliding out sometimes? The problem is that our sheep, being large and very wide is that the curved clamp will not close over the backs of ours so if you flip them upside down, they literally drop out! It would be fine for smaller sheep.
Two thoughts: Is there a way to have a lure sheep in front to encourage the rams to move through the table? Even just a smaller enclosed area so the trimmed rams are visible to the one you’re trying to get through? Can the table be put on a raised base with ramps up and down, so that Arnie can work comfortably with the rams on their sides? Great work! Oh, and do you have a link to a video of trimming rams without the tilt table?
@alisoncummins2726 Ramps are even worse! We laugh when we watch sheep running up ramps in other videos. Because I can guarantee ours wouldn't do that. If they decided to plant their feet like a few did on our level chute, you would require a bulldozer to try to push them up a ramp! 😆 You seriously can't imagine how immovable an 350 pound animal who plants 4 feet down is! You just can't budge them even an inch. I will let you try if you come visit again!😁 Little frisky sheep are much easier for this sort of thing. As for a lure, they are literally just standing on sheep ahead in the chute so it works well. In this system, the sheep is released from the front, not the side as in shearing. It just wouldn't work. Most sheep see the gap in the head gate, so plow ahead, thinking that is the way out. It is the smarter ones that are the problem 😁
Greetings from Florida. I have no personal experience with that gaget but watching other you-tube farmers they turn the sheep completely upside down. They struggle less and it's easier on your back I'm guessing. It seems that as sheep get used to it, they fight it less.
@KS-ip5xn Yes, but as you may have noticed, our sheep are wider than most and so you can't squeeze it tight enough to stop them falling out when upside down and if they slide out, they would be almost impossible to get out of the table. It needs a lid on top and then I would agree. Most people you see on TH-cam have sheep the size of our 6 month old lambs
I wonder seeings how your stuck with the thing… given you can’t squish them enough. could Arnie add a grated piece (like on sides) to the top so you could flip them on their back? For a first time I think Arnie and sheep did well.
@justinanovak8040 yes, we've been discussing the logistics of doing something like that which may help. However, for sheep comfort, on their sides seems best. For farmer comfort, more upright is probably better. We will work it out over time and you guys will get to watch!😁🥰🥰
Would it work the other way around.? so they walked in and had their feet on the ground and when you flipped them upside down, they would be with their back down on the grate. I know nothing of it, but it seems like they would be more willing to load if their feet were on the ground.
@monicarussell5348 I agree! That would make sense to me, too. However, the head gate would be upside down. Actually, it wouldn't squeeze that way either, so no, unfortunately, that would not work 😕
@@amberg.620 At least you know that there is a video every day at 8 am. If there isn't one, I send a message out to everyone. So we are there every day with or without notifications 🙂
Since we do post ever day at the same time, is this an issue? I am curious because people are asking? I see it might be an issue if I only posted randomly @@amberg.620
Not trying to tell you how to do it but,,,,the other sheep farmers I see turn them onto their backs to trim. Hope that helps. Either way it is hard work.
Arnie, pls use gloves and safety glasses, you do not need an injury to your hands or eyes. Love your vids and please give the equipment more time for you and the sheep to get used to it
I know it looks brutal, but it will save wear and tear on your body doing everyone's hooves, i would think as time goes on they will get use to the tilt table? I trained my goats and sheep to bend their knees to let me trim like you would a horse, but i had pet goat and sheep, i know it's different with your sheep. I think you did awesome even though you don't really care for the table.
@scootytamra yes, you can't trim them your way with this many sheep, it would literally take forever. But yes, with pet sheep and small numbers, that works 🙂
@SeanieD1968 Definitely a learning curve but allowed us to get a good hoof job on our larger sheep who are extremely difficult to trim otherwise. More on it in Monday's video at 8 am!😁
Hello guys 🫶 it’s a good start with the shutt and for the times when you need various things done in the sheep 🐑 it’s going to be a time saver you’ll see 🐑🐑🐑 ., I will screw a pice of tan color door mat to make the sheep more at ease to get into the shut , just an a idea 💡
@XochitlReyesMaldonado Great idea! Keep watching, we are going to make some changes like that!🥰🥰
Well done, Arnie. I know every farmer has their way of doing hoof trimming. None are better or the best. I say you find your way and what works best for you. 😊
Loved the ram that didn’t want to leave the squeeze. You had me lol when you were lifting his butt to get him to leave! 😄😄
@@Mary-F Very well said, Mary! Thank you!!🥰🥰🥰🥰
You’re welcome, Lynn! Your vlogs are the best because you not only farm, but try to show how you operate so others can learn-if they so choose. 💛🥰
The is always a learning curve with everything new, for both the sheep and farmer. I think Arnie did a fantastic job!!! A back is a precious thing and needs to be protected as much as possible! Looking forward to Monday and how smooth it goes. Great video! ❤
When I got my spin and trim, I ran my sheep through a few times, without doing anything to them, so they got used to going in and out of it. I will use it for anything that I might need the sheep still for. Even if I only have a few sheep to work on, I'll send the whole group through so they remember what to do. Now it is not such a big deal for them.
LoL 😂 if i was put thru this contraption too for a mani - pedi, would be kicking up a storm too. Arnie has way more patience than i do. He and the sheep did great, imo.
@@lenasdragons2839 That's true!😁😆🤣
That's some learning curve for sure! Can't wait to see how the big boys go... Sure hope none of them kick you!! Don't take this wrong , but it gave me quite The giggle When the one decided it just was going to stay there. And some of the looks on their faces... I now know what the "WTF" Expression looks like on a sheep's face 😂
@@debbiesue4287 LOL! That was definitely the look!🤣🤣🤣
Well, that was an adventure! I skimmed through the comments, and I didn't see this mentioned. There's something funky about the headlock. The sheep's head should be locked, but they shouldn't be able to stick either of their front legs through the headlock. The headlock needs to be designed in a way that locks the head and ensures the front legs can only go up and stay completely inside the tilt table. I bet Arnie could design something. But jeez, at that price, you'd think they would have thought of that already.
But it can be workable. The key is figuring out a way to make it work for you. And so, you just have to keep playing with it...
@craigpacker7171 yes, I thought the legs coming through was bad too! It did end up helping with trimming front hooves but it made me worry about injuries.
I think you did amazing Arnie! The sheep will get use to it as time goes and they know that machine won't kill them! Great Job!
Agreed!
Good afternoon Arnie and Lynn. I tell you Pippy is such a little ray of sunshine. He just makes you smile. Hang in there Arnie the sheep will get used to it and it saves you from trying to flip those boys. I bet the sheep are thinking is this thing going to hurt me. They will get better. Arnie I think you did an awesome job for the first time around. It was a learning experience for sure but I knew you would succeed. Choosing to pout. 😂😂😂😂. Gladiators son a real handsome fella. Gladiator genes are awesome. Of course I am prejudiced. Oh hey we got a perfect shot of sheep nose. 😂😂. Oh my gosh a really perfect pout job. I had to laugh. Arnie don’t give up. It is worth it for your back. Lynn he needs you as the sheep whisperer. Blessings and big big hugs to you both. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😉😉😉❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@patriciaruppert201 Thanks, Patricia!🥰🥰🥰🥰
Awesome video, Love seeing the tilt table in action
Arnie, with the different angle than you are used to, it will take a bit of getting used to, but as you get used to it, it will get better and in the long run, will mean that you can continue with the sheep longer.
It's always a bit frustrating and a learning curve with new equipment. I think Arnie did a wonderful job and will get even better over time. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to part 2! Stay safe!🙏❤🇺🇸
Arnie LOVES his "Spoiled" 🐏🐑 He's used to using his body to cradle them as he administers 💅🏽 care 😅
@cindyboard7816 The big boys were much more challenging but we'll show you that and summarize the entire experience in the next video on Monday, 8 am!😄
@GeoffreyPrice-r5t LOL! Yes, but believe me, these rams don't nestle in nice and cozy when you're trying to trim their feet so all that "rosy" experience soon turns into sumo wrestling!🤣🤣🤣
@@EwetopiaFarms ❤️
The tilt table has to much space and doesn't squeeze the sheep enough. I think the head isn't supported enough, there's one that I've seen that the sheep is completely enclosed and you can squeeze from all sides and top. That may be an option, those rams are humongous so Arnie definitely needs something to help him. Maybe something to consider is to have 4H workshops that will bring the kids in to help do these chores, they learn and do your flock and they get a discount on a 4H lamb, something to ponder on to make your lives a little easier. I need to do that with my little herd of Jacob's, I'm getting to old to wrangle them 😂
Arnie, please be patient, both you and the sheep will like this kit.
New equipment ! Grrr!
Nate The Hoof Guy said he had a struggle with his new crush until he got used to it!
Hi Arnie. The first day was not bad. Good perseverance.! We need Lynne to push them forward
@cynthiarahman9395 When a 300 pound ram decides not to move in a chute, Lynn is not the answer because he is three times heavier than me 😆 You need a really big guy to move them and that's why it is so difficult when they decide to plant their feet and not move 🙂
@ I just thought they love you more because you always gave them affection since they were young. I didn’t mean it literally
True!🥰🥰@@cynthiarahman9395
Trimming+Kicking=Danger. Nice job Arnie and way to hang in there! Have no doubt that you and the sheep will acclimate to this new way of trimming.👌
@timelessacres1 yes! Lots to watch out for so that everyone comes out without injury, be it farmer or sheep!😁
That one ram though! 😂
@@jocastaguyon6857 😅😅
Oh no they are scared of the new shoot it a learning thing for them same as you Arnie looks really hard to learn .❤❤❤😊😊
Agree. Everyone’s learning.
When Arnie cradles them, he's forever talking with them ❤️ face 👀 to 😊"settle down " awe come 💋 on now aye! 😉💕
Ah you nailed the Arnie impersonation 😂❤
@GeoffreyPrice-r5t yes, hands on is the less stressful for all involved except when the struggling starts and becomes a battle of will and soothing words turn into cursing and swearing!🤣🤣
We purchased this exact one many years ago when we purchased a few ewes from a fellow who was getting out of sheep. Ive always found it took so much effort to set up, it’s heavy to roll around. We don’t have a crowd tub or chute so we had to push every animal in. I do most of the trimming and I found it hard to flip them, my sheep are big and heavy too. Someday if we get a chute we may use it more, they do need to get used to going through it I suppose. Definitely a learning curve for the farmer and the flock.
Good morning !!!
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One thing that could make your hoof trimming experience a little easier in the tilt table, are the electric scissors that Sandi uses. If you rely on hand and arm muscle power to use those shears, your angle of usage is more critical. They aren't cheap, but Sandi found the electric scissors a godsend. The table seems to work fairly well. But there are a lot of binding points that will need constant lubrication. The tiniest bit of corrosion and it won't work.
@gregedmand9939 The electric shears are definitely out of the question. Mistakes on thrashing animals are way more catastrophic for farmers or sheep if they cut wrong. Also, those clippers are like the te part system - only for the rich and famous 😆 They cost as much as the tilt table itself and still need blade replacements. She is just doing a quick trim, not really doing a quality foot job like Arnie is trying to do, and even with manual clippers, accidents can happen. It's like cutting trees with an axe or a chain saw. Slower with ax but way less chance of bad injury except with animals, they are in constant motion, so accidents are way more likely.
The Falcos are like $2500, more than the shut. Sandy mentioned years ago that someone gave them to her as a gift. But agree sharp shears are a key thing.
@justinanovak8040 yes, the shears we bought were brand new but weren't sharp plus ig was winter. He has since bought a file to sharpen them ourselves which should help. Shears costing more than a chute are just not realistic for most people
@@EwetopiaFarms The biggest need for the electric scissors for hoof trimming, is the difference in hand strength between an average man or woman. Lynn would have far more difficulty hand trimming hoofs with manual shears than Arnie does. As expensive as they are, over $2K I think, they're like most other tools we use. Once people discover what effort and strain can be saved by using a device or power tool, it's hard to do without. Sandi used to be in tears over trying to trim hoofs with those usual gardening type shears. In her hands they were dangerous to herself and the sheep. Doing dozens of sheep left her hands in agony. Arnie's big "man hands" are more up to the task.
Yes, but they truly are very dangerous to use with no margin of error. I actually bought a pair of smaller hand shears with white handles that were more for women, and they worked fantastic for only $50 They are too small for Arnie's hands 😁@gregedmand9939 @@gregedmand9939
Great video. Does the table tilt the other direction? Since you are right-handed, it might work a bit better if you tilted them the other way. It seems backward for you now. You are facing them when they struggle/kick, your body is open to it. It would be safer for you when they start to kick/struggle if you were on the other side. Your back would be to the kicking. Just a thought. Good luck!
@@norwalfarm No, it only turns that way!🙂
@@EwetopiaFarms As handy as Arnie is, perhaps he could reverse the head gate and rear gate, put them on opposite ends. That would serve the same purpose and get him to the other side of the table.
Everybody is rooting for you Arnie 😊❤
@@norwalfarm I will have Arnie talk about this in an upcoming video!🙂
Dear Lynn and Arni, that was interesting, I was curious to see how the cage would work, it seems quite dangerous how they dig, I saw on another farm that the sheep turn all the way to lie on their back, and so they kind of fit down, but then again they can only dig up and not towards the belly, and they can't dig as far as the mines are, you can try it as hard as you can sometimes, I know it also depends how the legs are shot, but that would probably be the same. I look forward to the sequel. That one lamb almost fell asleep there, I think it was the fifth. I wish you a lot of firm nerves Sincerely, Krasava💕👍
@krasavaserkopova8819 Ours could not be turned upside down because they would slide out because you can't squeeze it tight enough for the width of our sheep. The table needs a lid that closes or have more of a curve to it so that the well-muscled, wide sheep don't slide out. The other ones you see on TH-cam are way smaller sheep so the clamp curves around them to stop them sliding out.
I need one of these for my border collies! lol!
@@Hillarybray 🤣🤣🤣
Annie flip them on back feet straight in air. Need bucket in front to sit on for front feet. The worst for me Is getting them In chute.
Yes, I know that is what most people do. However, did you see our sheep sliding out sometimes? The problem is that our sheep, being large and very wide is that the curved clamp will not close over the backs of ours so if you flip them upside down, they literally drop out! It would be fine for smaller sheep.
looks like you need set of clippers like sandy Brook has Battery operated and Easy to clip with,
@@WendyJorgensen663 not for $2500 😁
Two thoughts:
Is there a way to have a lure sheep in front to encourage the rams to move through the table? Even just a smaller enclosed area so the trimmed rams are visible to the one you’re trying to get through?
Can the table be put on a raised base with ramps up and down, so that Arnie can work comfortably with the rams on their sides?
Great work!
Oh, and do you have a link to a video of trimming rams without the tilt table?
Our rams our 350 -400lbs and we tie them up with a halter and I turn there feet up like trimming a horse feet works for me having a small flock.
Agree about lure… you do it with shearing.
@@CityandCountrySouthdowns great for a few but not for hundreds 🙂😉
@alisoncummins2726 Ramps are even worse! We laugh when we watch sheep running up ramps in other videos. Because I can guarantee ours wouldn't do that. If they decided to plant their feet like a few did on our level chute, you would require a bulldozer to try to push them up a ramp! 😆 You seriously can't imagine how immovable an 350 pound animal who plants 4 feet down is! You just can't budge them even an inch. I will let you try if you come visit again!😁 Little frisky sheep are much easier for this sort of thing. As for a lure, they are literally just standing on sheep ahead in the chute so it works well. In this system, the sheep is released from the front, not the side as in shearing. It just wouldn't work. Most sheep see the gap in the head gate, so plow ahead, thinking that is the way out. It is the smarter ones that are the problem 😁
@@alisoncummins2726 we show regular trimming in all our lambing videos as we release sheep from the jugs.
Greetings from Florida. I have no personal experience with that gaget but watching other you-tube farmers they turn the sheep completely upside down. They struggle less and it's easier on your back I'm guessing. It seems that as sheep get used to it, they fight it less.
@KS-ip5xn Yes, but as you may have noticed, our sheep are wider than most and so you can't squeeze it tight enough to stop them falling out when upside down and if they slide out, they would be almost impossible to get out of the table. It needs a lid on top and then I would agree. Most people you see on TH-cam have sheep the size of our 6 month old lambs
I wonder seeings how your stuck with the thing… given you can’t squish them enough. could Arnie add a grated piece (like on sides) to the top so you could flip them on their back? For a first time I think Arnie and sheep did well.
@justinanovak8040 yes, we've been discussing the logistics of doing something like that which may help. However, for sheep comfort, on their sides seems best. For farmer comfort, more upright is probably better. We will work it out over time and you guys will get to watch!😁🥰🥰
Would it work the other way around.? so they walked in and had their feet on the ground and when you flipped them upside down, they would be with their back down on the grate. I know nothing of it, but it seems like they would be more willing to load if their feet were on the ground.
@monicarussell5348 I agree! That would make sense to me, too. However, the head gate would be upside down. Actually, it wouldn't squeeze that way either, so no, unfortunately, that would not work 😕
Still no notifications!! I wonder if there is a bug here...
Yup!
@@amberg.620 At least you know that there is a video every day at 8 am. If there isn't one, I send a message out to everyone. So we are there every day with or without notifications 🙂
@@EwetopiaFarms yeah. This has been going on for awhile now... maybe an update will help!!
Since we do post ever day at the same time, is this an issue? I am curious because people are asking? I see it might be an issue if I only posted randomly @@amberg.620
@@EwetopiaFarms I think people are just letting you know.
Arnie is going to have some bruises for sure. I got so tickled when the camera fell and then the sheep looked right into the lens. 😅
@@tinacuevas6052 Always curious even after a pedicure!😁
That doesn't look like the perfect design, but it will get better.
I expect the second time and subsequent times will be better.
I think it should get easier with practice and it does save his back!😄
Not trying to tell you how to do it but,,,,the other sheep farmers I see turn them onto their backs to trim. Hope that helps. Either way it is hard work.
We explain why we don't do that in today's video if you'd like to check that out
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@@jordanwilson8676 Yes, I think they probably do.
Arnie, pls use gloves and safety glasses, you do not need an injury to your hands or eyes. Love your vids and please give the equipment more time for you and the sheep to get used to it
@@PeasCyberDancer Thanks!🙂
Wow that gave me some anxiety. Im sure first time use gave everybody some. Lol
Please check out Sandy Brock. She uses this hoof trimming machine and is not having the problems you are.
@anniestrickland1928 yes, I know but as I have explained in many comments, she has WAY smaller sheep and a different table.
I know it looks brutal, but it will save wear and tear on your body doing everyone's hooves, i would think as time goes on they will get use to the tilt table? I trained my goats and sheep to bend their knees to let me trim like you would a horse, but i had pet goat and sheep, i know it's different with your sheep. I think you did awesome even though you don't really care for the table.
@scootytamra yes, you can't trim them your way with this many sheep, it would literally take forever. But yes, with pet sheep and small numbers, that works 🙂
Sandi Brock turns hers upside down.
I know but ours are way bigger than hers. Ours are so wide that they fall out if you put them upside down
Good video but don’t like the new rotation table ,,
Looks like hard work
@SeanieD1968 Definitely a learning curve but allowed us to get a good hoof job on our larger sheep who are extremely difficult to trim otherwise. More on it in Monday's video at 8 am!😁
Both you and the sheep are going to have to get used to the tilt. Doing it often will get you both used to it.