head bail / lock

oldsmokey

Anyone out there know of a head lock / restraint which could be fitted to a regular feed barrier in order to restrain a single animal?...would be mighty handy for bailing a freshly-calved cow, then you could jump into the pen for tagging, feeding beistings or whatever in safety.

Zr105

oldsmokey wrote: »

Anyone out there know of a head lock / restraint which could be fitted to a regular feed barrier in order to restrain a single animal?...would be mighty handy for bailing a freshly-calved cow, then you could jump into the pen for tagging, feeding beistings or whatever in safety.

Have a look in the "locking feed barriers" thread Reggie started, shouldn't be to far down the page!

oldsmokey

Thanks for that, but not what i need...is there a detachable unit out there?...ie clap it on the barrier when you need it, whip it off the rest of the time...

Zr105

oldsmokey wrote: »

Thanks for that, but not what i need...is there a detachable unit out there?...ie clap it on the barrier when you need it, whip it off the rest of the time...

Not off the shelf anyways, something like the one Reggie made with a single locking section at end would probably be your best bet tbh, the problem with it being detachable is will it be to hard to get it fixed tight enough to the barrier

countryjimbo

Connaught Agri do a detachable head restraint for calves, I haven't heard of one for cows.

oldsmokey

Zr105 wrote: »

Not off the shelf anyways, something like the one Reggie made with a single locking section at end would probably be your best bet tbh, the problem with it being detachable is will it be to hard to get it fixed tight enough to the barrier

Shouldnt be too difficult with the right fittings Id have thought...maybe tis time to give the clever chaps at Condon Engineering a call...
I got a bit of a doing from a freshly-calved heifer in the spring when I went into the pen, so am on the lookout for a preventative for next year!!

oldsmokey

Bump...

Farrell

FIl got this made up.
He swears by it, cow going to calve, lock her in it (bit of nuts).
Apologies for the bad camera action

agriman27

That's an impressive lookin bit of engineering looks class, can you just lift it off and hang it on any pen barrier

greysides

Can she get hung if she goes down?

Farrell

agriman27 wrote: »

That's an impressive lookin bit of engineering looks class, can you just lift it off and hang it on any pen barrier

Yes, it's maybe not clear from the pics, but it can be left hanging on side of crush & then align to where you want it, there is a plate (pic2) that is fixed to the diagonal bar on the barrier to keep secure.

Farrell

greysides wrote: »

Can she get hung if she goes down?

Don't think so.
There's a quick release at the top (works like feeding barriers system), which would allow you to release if any difficulty came on.
The slats are level with the passage in that shed, which may help too.

oldsmokey

Thanks for that, just what I wanted..it looks fairly elaborate, who made it?

Farrell

oldsmokey wrote: »

Thanks for that, just what I wanted..it looks fairly elaborate, who made it?

A neighbour to my in-laws, he's very handy