Sheep Transport

Occasionally, a sheep in the field has some kind of problem that requires that we bring her in for treatment.  Once the sheep is captured (that's another story), we use a special trailer we made that has a loading ramp that lifts up and an access door on the back.  This is towable by an ATV.  Today there was a ewe with triplets that was limping and lagging behind the rest of the flock as I moved them in for supplemental feeding.  I separated the ewe with triplets into a trap area, fenced her in toward the back of the trailer so that she was inclined to go up the ramp, with her lambs, into the trailer.  She and her lambs were brought back to the barn for treatment and then put in holding pen 2 for observation and recovery.