Heat lamp vs electric brooder

[McChooky]

Your baby chicks will stay warmer with radiant heat and won't die from lack of heat (clamp lamps and bulbs) Many of the major hatcheries require you to use them now (or no refund or replacement if you don't)Secure it with wire so it can't fall.The better ones have a white ceramic base . Good luck!

 

[McChooky]

Your baby chicks will stay warmer with radiant heat and won't die from lack of heat (clamp lamps and bulbs) Many of the major hatcheries require you to use them now (or no refund or replacement if you don't)Secure it with wire so it can't fall.The better ones have a white ceramic base . Good luck!

Radiant heaters aren't recommended for totes. These heaters work better in larger areas.They allow the chicks to move closer or farther away from the heater so they don't get too cold or hot whereas the brooder heaters only provide heat underneath the heater.If you have a spare room you can make a brooder out of cardboard boxes taped together in a circle. A tarp would contain the bedding and poop on the floor

 

[FrostRanger]

Your baby chicks will stay warmer with radiant heat and won't die from lack of heat (clamp lamps and bulbs) Many of the major hatcheries require you to use them now (or no refund or replacement if you don't)Secure it with wire so it can't fall.The better ones have a white ceramic base . Good luck!

For anyone worried about such a policy, Meyer doesn't have that policy, as long as they were being kept warm they don't seem to care either way what you use

 

[McChooky]

For anyone worried about such a policy, Meyer doesn't have that policy, as long as they were being kept warm they don't seem to care either way what you use

Brooder heaters are very popular because they're attractive and easy to use unlike clamp lamps however raising chicks in one of them can be challenging if your brooders in a unheated garage, shed or a basement.I've never used one because I prefer radiant heat

 

[FrostRanger]

Brooder heaters are very popular because they're attractive and easy to use unlike clamp lamps however raising chicks in one of them can be challenging if your brooders in a unheated garage, shed or a basement.I've never used one because I prefer radiant heat

I brood in my house and have other animals around so a heat lamp isn't practical for me

 

[FluffAndFeather]

Most heat plates are recomended to be used in a room with temps at least 50-55f. I also purchased to thermostat because it helps to better control temperatures.

I have also used a light in the past.
I raised one group of chicks that wanted to feather pick.
Since I used the heat plate that allows for darkness at night, I've never had that issue again.

Some chicks can be overstimulated by non-stop light and no night period. Having night darkness is closer to what they would have being raised with a hen.

But both the brooder plate or the light will work just fine.

Thank you for bringing that to my attention!

 

[FluffAndFeather]

I have always used a heat lamp in my unheated utility room and have only lost one chick in the brooder (unknown illness) in the 16 years I've raised chickens. I almost switched to a brooder plate but decided to stick with the heat lamp because brooder plates are expensive and most brooder plates are too small for older chicks. They also take up a lot of space in the brooder (I use a stock tank). Yes, the risk of fire is scary, but I keep a very, very close eye on it, have a smoke alarm in the room, and keep a thermometer in the brooder at all times.

Thank you!

 

[FluffAndFeather]

I brood in my house and have other animals around so a heat lamp isn't practical for me

I see! Thanks

 

[FluffAndFeather]

Your baby chicks will stay warmer with radiant heat and won't die from lack of heat (clamp lamps and bulbs) Many of the major hatcheries require you to use them now (or no refund or replacement if you don't)Secure it with wire so it can't fall.The better ones have a white ceramic base . Good luck!

Thank you!

 

[FluffAndFeather]

Radiant heaters aren't recommended for totes. These heaters work better in larger areas.They allow the chicks to move closer or farther away from the heater so they don't get too cold or hot whereas the brooder heaters only provide heat underneath the heater.If you have a spare room you can make a brooder out of cardboard boxes taped together in a circle. A tarp would contain the bedding and poop on the floor

Good idea! Thanks