An animal sorting paddle comprises a handle having a paddle head attached
to a lower end thereof. The tip of the paddle head can be positioned
adjacent a corner formed by the ground and by a substantially vertical
wall of a pen, stall or chute when the user holds the handle at an upper
end of the handle at an angle relative to the ground. The tip of the
paddle head has a pointed, arrowhead shape so that the sides of the
arrowhead shape are generally adjacent the ground and the wall of the
pen, stall or chute when the tip of the paddle head is adjacent the
corner. This pre-vents small animals from squeezing beneath the paddle
head. The paddle head can be reversibly mounted to the handle to allow
either the pointed, arrowhead shaped tip to be used or a flat, straight
tip formed on the other end of the paddle head.