heat lamp

Hi! I'm expecting ducklings & goslings in June and am looking at different options for heat lamps in my brooder. I've raised ducklings in the past, but usually received them earlier in the year around April. In the past I've used standard red incandescent heat lamps with the general metal dome...

Newbie here. We have had chickens for a year and are having our first eggs hatching very soon! We started hearing (one? several?) peeps this afternoon from our silky's clutch of five. My question is, if there is a decent chance one or more hatch tonight while we are asleep, should I leave a heat...

Do you have to use a heat lamp for meat birds??? I usually use heat plates or a heating pad cave (MHP) with all my chicks but I’ve read you can’t really do that with meat birds? Wondering if that’s true or not??? I’m considering getting some meat birds and would really prefer not to use a heat...

So I'm not new to chickens but I'm new to silkies and hatching chicks. My hen hatched 14 out of 17 eggs 2 weeks ago. I brought her and the chicks in and put them in a Brooder I personally made. Idk if I should have done that. I didn't want the chicks outside so I brought them all in. She flipped...

How long do ducklings need to have a heat lamp? They have to be younger than 2 weeks or just now two weeks. They are currently in a plastic container with a heat lamp on 24/7. The plastic container is inside my house. The temperature in my house ranges between 70-78 degrees. I live in South...

Hello my name is Sierra i am getting 8, 1day old chicks soon and was wondering about how close i should have the heat lamp for my chicks. I am use an old aquarium that is 4 feet long and about 20 inches tall. The heat lamp is about 14 inches from the ground. Is that to close? The other side of...

So I’m looking in to a duck and gust one and I will be separating him from my ducks so should I put a heat lamp out for him? Or will he be okay with out one!

Hello, My name is Kassie. I am new to raising chickens. We received our 7 new chicks via USPS on Monday the 9th. They are so small and needy. Right now we have them in a Rubbermaid we converted into a brooder and are having issues with the heat lamp. Its giving off too much heat. I've raised...

I went to TSC.....and they had 4 White Rocks left for a $1.00 each....yeah, I know...and ducks....got two...... With it being so hot outside, and having them in the barn, do I need a heat lamp? I dont use those 250w ones, oh, heck, no! I normally use 60w or 40w depending on the weather light...

Good day to everybody, I'm planning on hatching some quail eggs soon, however, I do not have access to an incubator. I do have a 10 gallon aquarium tank that I plan to use for this; I'd like some advice and review on what I've come up with. The bottom of the tank is lined with paper towels. On...

Howdy everyone, I got my heat lamp on for my buttons and they are about 4 weeks old. They all are doing good, but they just seem so hot. I have been slowly moving the light up to lower the temp every week but since Its super hot where I live and my house tends to heat up very fast - The...

I've got two broody hens, one went into mama mode once the eggs started to hatch and the other is all about the eggs and doesn't care about the chicks. I have moved Coco (the mama hen) and chicks into a separate section of the coop so they can be together. Gucci the other hen is still on the...

Hello, I have a Partridge Cochin pullet and a Cuckoo Marans cockerel that I need to permanently move outside into their outdoor run. They are a bit under 7 weeks, and I would have moved them out earlier but for the fact that its been raining for nearly a week now and the temp is about 13...

I live in Arizona where it is generally warm. Especially during the summer. https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/phoenix-az/85003/weather-forecast/346935 I plan to move the chicken outside within a couple days. They are all between ~3 and ~5 weeks old as of today (there are 12 of them). At what...

So we just got 15 chicks last week. They are one week old today. They are Easter Eggers and this morning we woke to one suddenly dead. They have all been behaving very good all week, eating drinking and we’ve been giving them electrolyte water and they are on organic starter feed with probiotics...

I have 3 week old chicks and 2 week old pekin ducklings. At what age is it safe to let them go out during the day in an enclosed shaded pen with heat lamp? They will have sufficient water and food. They are predator safe. We live in Alabama so the weather may be all four seasons in one day. I...

My babies, 4 chicks and 2 ducks are in the bathroom. We keep it 70 degrees in house, the bathroom is in the middle of house and close the bathroom door so it stays warmer. They are approx 1 week old and I am concerned about fire hazard. Especially since the bathroom is on the other side of my...

My chicks are getting too old to be in the house anymore, and too big to be in the brooder that they are in now. I have a bigger brooder in the barn, and I'm planning on putting two heat lamps because it's going to get really cold (about 0 Degrees F) and the chicks are 3 and 4 weeks old. Any advice?

I have 3 chicks, a 5 week old roo, and two 4 week old girls. For our heating method we use a heat lamp. The roo is very hot under the heat lamp but the others aren't ( the lamp is 40" away from ground). Any ideas on how to keep the girls warm without him over heating? Could we put him outside...

I live in Canada and obviously it is winter now. The temperatures can get pretty cold at night and I'm really just wondering how cold is too cold for the chickens in their coop? When should I be using a heat lamp? I have been using one up to now but I'm thinking of not using it anymore as they...