[AlpacaTalk] Re: shearing table
Hi Janice,
I have some pictures at:
http://www.mythical
http://www.mythical
The restraints we made from 1" cotton webbing and metal O rings.
Some folks try to put the restraints on the alpaca's feet while
they're standing, but that seems to be very stressful to them and if
you've got a dancer and all of a sudden a foot is tied, someone can
get hurt pretty quick.
To get the alpaca down (I need to get pictures of this), we have two
people stand on one side of the alpaca, one at the front legs, one
at the back. We reach over the back of the alpaca, take hold of the
legs, and quickly lift, tip, and lay down. Once they're down (now
on their side, the two that did the lift/tip/down just kneel there
and keep the alpaca from getting up while someone else secures the
feet. This method really only needs 3 people, but two of them have
to be tall enough to reach over the back and strong enough to lift &
tip quickly.
Ryan
--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
>
> My kind of thinking! This sounds like the set up my shearing
uses.....a
> large thick soft rubber mat thing and 4 tie stakes with ratchet
pulleys. I didn't
> really pay that much attention to the details of how he modified
the ratchet
> thing around their legs. Could you elaborate on this aspect?
> I don't recall having a hard time getting them down, but there
were always 3
> of us as he would bring his wife to help me hold the pacas while
he sheared.
> I've had them sheared twice by this guy and I remember being
pleased with how
> unstressed the whole thing was. The pacas didn't resist or stress
or struggle
> like they did previous years in the chute.
> If I can get this kind of setup figured out I will be able to trim
their
> toenails easily.
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