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Animal Handling

Poultry and swine producers who need to catch, sort, move, identify, and remove animals efficiently will find purpose-built tools and replacement parts here, organized by species so you can quickly locate what fits your operation's routine.

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Uses & Benefits

Efficient Catching and Movement During Routine Barn Work

Poultry and swine operations run on tight schedules, and the right handling tool makes a measurable difference when you're catching, sorting, or moving animals through a house or pen. Tough Tong Pickers and chicken catcher hooks give workers a secure, controlled grip on birds without excessive physical strain, reducing the time and effort it takes to complete routine tasks like health checks, loading, or flock management. HOT-SHOT sorting paddles and poles give swine handlers the reach and control needed to guide pigs through alleys and pens without putting workers in unsafe positions. Purpose-built tools like these keep handling tasks moving efficiently and reduce the physical wear on your crew over the course of a long day.

Replacement Parts That Keep Existing Equipment in Service

Handling tools take a beating in confinement operations, and worn jaws, pads, levers, and shafts can slow your crew down or put equipment out of service at the worst time. Zeiset Equip stocks individual replacement components, including picker jaws, King Picker pads, hand levers, fiberglass shafts, and flexible shafts, so you can restore a tool to working condition without replacing the entire unit. Keeping these parts on hand means a worn picker or prod doesn't become a half-day delay during a busy production cycle.

Visual Identification That Supports Management and Health Programs

Marking animals accurately during sorting, treatment, or health monitoring is a straightforward task that becomes a problem when you don't have the right supplies on hand. Animal marking crayons, dye sprays, paint sprays, and twist sticks give producers a fast, visible way to flag individual animals for follow-up treatment, sorting decisions, or program tracking without slowing down the handling process. Having multiple format options, such as crayon, spray, or twist stick, means you can match the marking method to the task and the conditions in your barn.

Frequently Asked Questions

Both are available. Tough Tong Pickers, King Tong Pickers, and the Chicken Catcher Hook are complete tools, while jaws, pads, hand levers, and shafts are sold individually as replacement components. If you're maintaining an existing picker, check the parts listings before ordering a full replacement.

The primary difference is reach — the 37" model gives workers more distance between themselves and the bird, which can reduce strain during high-volume catching. Choose based on your house layout and how your crew typically works through a flock.

Yes, both are swine handling tools intended to guide pigs through alleys and pens during sorting and movement. They are not interchangeable with poultry handling tools.

It is a powered unit designed for carcass removal in swine confinement operations, reducing the manual labor involved in moving mortalities out of a barn. This is a specialized product. Visit the product page for details before purchasing.

All three mark animals for sorting, treatment, or program tracking, so the right choice depends on how quickly you need to apply marks and the conditions in your barn. Sprays work well at a distance or on larger groups, while crayons and twist sticks give you more control for marking individual animals up close.

Yes, high amp replacement batteries for prods are stocked in the Swine Handling subcategory alongside the prods themselves.