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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: EP90 on April 03, 2014, 05:42:01 pm

Title: How do you take a lambs temperature?
Post by: EP90 on April 03, 2014, 05:42:01 pm

What’s the practical method, is the lamb stood up with you supporting it, tucked between your legs, two person job or can one manage it?  Got a lamb a bit off colour and it crossed my mind I would have no idea how to do it if required  :dunce:

Title: Re: How do you take a lambs temperature?
Post by: Dogwalker on April 03, 2014, 08:16:38 pm

Probably depends how big it is and if it's ill enough to need it's temp taken it's maybe not too wriggly.
I'd go for across my knee with it's head under my arm if it's a small one.
Don't have the option of a second pair of hands so just get on with it.

Title: Re: How do you take a lambs temperature?
Post by: Possum on April 03, 2014, 08:39:55 pm

I usually hold them gently against the side of them pen with the side of my leg and then I have two hands free to insert the thermometer. There is sometimes a bit of a wriggle but I usually get there in the end.

Title: Re: How do you take a lambs temperature?
Post by: EP90 on April 04, 2014, 09:34:30 am

Thanks for that, tried on my knee and managed but there seems to be a knack required in keeping a wriggling mass under control.  A touch of ‘scours’ that is now under control with ‘Bimastat’