You, the Dog and a Cotter Crate - all you need
David Beattie of Sheep School put 2 doses into 180 ewes in rapid time. Watch how sheep flow up the ramp with just the dog for help - no pacing up and down a sheep race all day.
Top 5 Features on the Cotter Crate
Dose Holder
Features 4x rubber-lined holders for drench guns/injectors, spray can holder & tray.
Entry/Exit Gates
Controls flow, eliminates animals running straight through the unit and being missed.
Side wall height
3 heights - Low, Standard and XL. All side wall heights are supplied with the Cotter Crate Standard Unit.
Adjustable width & anti-backing
Lift each side on the lead-in ramp into either the narrow or wide position. 4x anti-backing flaps supplied - 2 at the entrance and 2 in the middle of the ramp to keep flow optimal.
4 Way Draft
Once an animal is clamped, they can be drafted 3 different ways. A 4th shedding direction is possible by letting animals run straight through the system and jump off the end of the exit ramp.
Portable Sheep Handling Race Options
Our portable sheep handling race options to turn the Cotter Crate into a mobile sheep handler include:
Fixed
No wheels on any element. Suited for operators who handle in one place and will never move their crate.
Hand Wheel Kit
Wheels are fitted to the lead-in ramp, clamp section, and drafting section. This makes it easy to move the crate around e.g. if the crate is set up in a shed but stored outdoors during wintertime when sheds are used for winter housing.
Small Trailer (NEW)
Road legal trailer that facilitates moving the crate around quickly and easily. Set up takes ~3 mins, packing up ~7 mins.
Large Trailer (NEW)
Road legal trailer that facilitates moving not only the crate, but a full mobile yard to handle 400+ sheep at one time (pictured is 24x 7ft aluminium hurdles + 1x 7ft diamond gate).
Spec your Cotter Crate - Integrated Sheep Weighing and 4-way Sheep Drafting System
Cotter Crate Sheep + Lamb Handler (IE)
To place an order, forward 50% of the cost of your selected Cotter Crate model (as shown above) to the following bank account:
Account Name: Cotter Agritech Limited
Bank Address: Bank of Ireland, The Square, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, Ireland
IBAN: IE90 BOFI 9041 3026 6700 29
BIC: BOFIIE2D
SWIFT/Sort Code: 90-41-30
Account Number: 26670029
We will confirm receipt of the deposit by email and will put your order into production.
Standard Unit Extras
These extras come free of charge on a Cotter Crate Standard Unit.
Rubber lined dose/injection gun holder (up to 4 guns). Supplied with a spray can tray and a 2nd tray for general storage.
2 sets provided - one set at the entrance of the onramp, and another set approx. 2/3rd up the length of the onramp.
Placed beside the operator platform. This enables a user to work solo, as they can safely move between the crate and the onramp if an animal needs encouragement to enter the crate section.
Increases the height of the side wall by 4 inches. Used for larger rams/ewes over 80kg, or for flighty sheep.
To complete your unit...
Choose your weigh head, eID reader and smart dose gun to maximise ROI
Cotter Crate Large Trailer
Under 10 mins to set up a sheep handler and a full mobile yard to handle 400+ sheep at one time. That's the kinda speed you need if you handle sheep in a few different places.
Cotter Crate Small Trailer
3 mins to set up, 7 mins to pack up. Quick and easy sheep handling, anywhere.
what customers think
3 Favourite Features
Steven Johnston from Ballymena, Co. Antrim explains the difference the Cotter Crate makes for him.
Cotter Crate vs. Traditional Sheep Race
Why use a Cotter Crate?
- Ease the physical burden from handling sheep, take yourself out of the drench race for easier and safer work that requires less effort
- One operator can do multiple treatments quickly and easily with the supplied dose holder (up to 4). A better option compared to running up a race four times for different treatments.
- Get more done in the same time compared to the usual run-around, where you're lucky to tick off one or two tasks before the clock calls time. Less time in yards means happier sheep, and what do happier sheep do? They grow faster with more time spent in the paddock.
Designed with you in mind
You can read about the Cotter Crate's R&D here
We invested 3 years of R&D into working with 18 of the best Irish and UK farmers to prototype a sheep handler that, at the end of the testing phase, had have the farmers saying, "there's nothing more I can think of". We can now stand behind a product that had many of its features born out of ideas of sheep farmers themselves.
Steel parts are precision laser cut, deburred and polished 304 Stainless Steel. Stainless offers excellent rust and corrosion protection and also looks fantastic. This crate will last for a lifetime.
We use a lightweight, UV stabilised plastic with a textured, scratch resistant finish (similar to your car's interior in terms of feel).
All Cotter Crates are manufactured at our HQ in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick in Ireland. When you buy from us you are support the rural economy, rural jobs and your money goes back into rural communities. You are also assured of a company with full control over the quality of what it produces.
What Customers Say
Hear from The Cook Family in Buckinghamshire. A Cotter Crate Sheep+Lamb Handler has transformed their 2000 breeding ewe operation. Faster sheep handling, less physical work, and lambs and ewes handled through the same sheep handling system.
Visit an owner near you
Northern Ireland
- Steven Johnston (Ballymena, Co. Antrim)
- David Kwaneski (Omagh, Co. Tyrone)
Ireland
- Padraig Fraiser (Louisburgh, Co. Mayo)
- Ger Harney (Ardrahan, Co. Galway)
- Brian Nicholson (Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny)
- William Hutchinson (Kells, Co. Kilkenny)
- Lucy Tottenham (Ashford, Co. Wicklow)
- Curraghmore Farm (Black Valley, Co. Kerry)
- Bernard O Leary (Mizen Head, Co. Cork)
Wales
- Irwel Jones (Llanelli, South Wales)
- John Yeomans (Newtown, North Wales)
England
- Harnage Estates (near Shrewsbury)
- Aireyholme Farm (near Middlesborough)
- Jayne Brown (near Durham)
Brian Nicholson
Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny Contact us to organise visit
Jayne Brown
Durham, North England Contact us to organise visit
Steven Johnston
Ballymena, Co. Antrim Contact us to organise visit
Ger Harney
Ardrahan, Co. Galway Contact us to organise visit
Curraghmore Farm
Black Valley, Co. Kerry Contact us to organise a visit
William Hutchinson
Kells, Co. Kilkenny Contact us to organise visit
Aireyholme Farm
Middlesborough, North England
David Kwaneski
Omagh, Co. Tyrone Contact us to organise a visit
David Beattie
Dilagh, Co. Cavan Contact us to organise visit
Harnage Estates
Shrewsbury, South West England Contact us to organise visit
Lucy Tottenham
Ashford, Co. Wicklow Contact us to organise a visit
John Yeomans
Newtown, North Wales Contact us to organise a visit
Irwel Jones
Llanelli, South Wales Contact us to organise a visit
Bernard O Leary
Mizen Head, Co. Cork Contact us to organise a visit
Padraig Fraiser
Louisburgh, Co. Mayo Contact us to organise a visit
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