sheep are guided into this cage and the top is closed over them trapping them into place then it lowers into a tank filled with a parasite treatment the Sheep are completely submerged into the liquid for a few seconds then the cage lifts the Sheep back out of the dip and excess liquid drains off the process repeats two to three times to make sure the Sheep are fully coated in the parasite treatment this thorough dipping helps protect the flock from flee and ticks