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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Ayeskint on March 15, 2008, 08:43:16 pm

Title: Where do you stick the thermometer?
Post by: Ayeskint on March 15, 2008, 08:43:16 pm

[Hello folks, I know this might sound like a stupid question but how do I go about checking the temperature of my lambs?  I suspect I know the answer.......... :-\ 

I'd appreciate your advice.

Thanks
Carol/color]

Title: Re: Where do you stick the thermometer?
Post by: danndans on March 15, 2008, 09:05:11 pm

lift up its tale and put it were the sun dont shine!!! :o make sure you spit on it first, ;D

Title: Re: Where do you stick the thermometer?
Post by: danndans on March 15, 2008, 09:09:18 pm

on the themometer that is not on its b :o m

Title: Re: Where do you stick the thermometer?
Post by: kanisha on March 16, 2008, 07:22:22 am

 and pushed very gently to one side against the rectal wall should give you an accurate temp; otherwise you may be measuring the temp of any faeces inside.............

Title: Re: Where do you stick the thermometer?
Post by: Ayeskint on March 16, 2008, 09:14:34 pm

Thanks guys, can't wait  ::) 

Carol

Title: Re: Where do you stick the thermometer?
Post by: woollyval on March 18, 2008, 05:53:15 pm

Hopefully you will never have to use it....I have only once used one in more years than I care to remember on a lamb.

You can use other methods eg if a woozy lambs mouth is cold inside it has hypothermia