Ohio weather & chicks

Date sort Score sort
oldhenlikesdogs said:
I use my heat lamp too for brooding all my chicks. I like the control it gives me over my chicks temperatures. Plates and heating pads are fine for some situations but I brood larger groups and I brood out in a shed.

It's important to secure heat lamps correctly and to have them where birds can't jump on them or knock them down. I refuse to use a heat lamp for grown chickens, that is dangerous in my opinion. For chicks make sure your heat lamp has a ceramic socket, plastic can melt, and I only use a 125 watt bulb, I find the 250 to be too hot and frankly dangerous.
Click to expand...

What do you think about those blue heat lamps? I read about those on here, but haven't been able to find any. I think the 250 is pretty hot, too, it seems they get uncomfortable if it's on too long. If I can find a 125 bulb, I might try that for future. They have a brand new heat lamp with ceramic socket for in the house, and my husband is a night owl anyway, so I'm not worried about leaving it on all night in the house. Hopefully I can get my babies out in a bigger pen in the barn during the day this weekend for a little leg and wing stretching, as it's supposed to be in the mid 70's. We'll see.
 
I haven't seen blue lights. From my experiences the white regular bulb doesn't bother them. I find if your chicks start picking each other than it's time to lower the heat, enlarge their area, or move them out. Chicks get bored just sitting in a brooder.

I generally brood a bit later in the season so my chicks are outside all day and only get the light at night. They trill and pile under it all content like it's their mom when I put them back in the brooder.
 
That's funny. Ours have been going into the tractor every day in the barn and coming in at night, it's funny to see them as they are obviously all happy to get back home to their stuffed "mom" and to eat and sleep. Next week they will get a chance to go in the tractor outside, weather permitting.
 

Similar threads

OzarkEgghead
    • Wow
    • Like
Can these chicks move to the coop?
Replies
5
Views
974
OzarkEgghead
OzarkEgghead
TinyHandsHomestead105
Acclimating to Outdoors
Replies
7
Views
716
Aardyn
Aardyn
hunnyjoconnor
    • Like
    • Love
Was it a fluke?
2 3 4
Replies
38
Views
2K
awagnon
awagnon
V
4 weeks old chicks in outdoor coop
Replies
7
Views
1K
rosemarythyme
rosemarythyme
C
Age Chicks ready for outside in this weather.
Replies
4
Views
1K
fuzzi
fuzzi

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom