A sheep runs between 102 and 103.5. Below that is not usually a problem. Above 104 and something's working.
It's a five-dollar tool that tells you whether a lamb that's off its feed is fighting something or just had a bad day. Every time I've guessed instead of checking, I've guessed wrong.
Ilhan's never run a temperature on me. She's three months into her lactation, a gallon per milking. $400.
The ewe lambs — five and six months — are $250. Ram lambs at six to eight are $200.