Author Topic: What temperature for a lamb warming box?  (Read 3899 times)

Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
What temperature for a lamb warming box?
« on: March 11, 2017, 03:19:06 pm »
I finally got around to finishing off the lamb warming box I made last year (if this isn't redneck engineering chic, I don't know what is!  :roflanim: ):





It has an electric fan heater and a thermostatic temperature control. However, does anybody know what temperature I should set the controller to?

Thanks in advance!  :thumbsup:
« Last Edit: March 11, 2017, 03:20:37 pm by Womble »
"All fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once." -Terry Pratchett

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: What temperature for a lamb warming box?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2017, 06:49:19 pm »
About 37c  normal temp for a lamb is 39-40c

DartmoorLiz

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Devon
Re: What temperature for a lamb warming box?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2017, 11:50:11 am »
That looks awesome :thumbsup: .  Is it an upside down meat crate with a caravan window over the top?
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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: What temperature for a lamb warming box?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2017, 01:18:56 pm »
Don't be silly, DartmoorLiz. It's a bespoke upcycled lamb warmer.  Any similarity to a wooden box with an old caravan window slapped on top is purely coincidental!  :innocent: 

The clever bit (IMHO) is that the plastic crate allows the air to come up underneath and around the lambs, rather than blowing down on top of them. There are more details here if you're interested.

And thanks for the answer, Shep53; 37DegC it is  :thumbsup:.
"All fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once." -Terry Pratchett

 

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