Wean off heat lamp

angela0408

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12 Years
May 30, 2009
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So my 8 month old Nigerian dwarf got pneumonia and although thought she was going to die, my first case since having goats for 4 years and sheep for 12. She has pulled through and has recovered. As recommended by the vet I had her under a heat lamp. So now 9 days later I have a little fleece dog coat in her still, and have been raising the heat lamp by an inch or 2 for last couple of days. It was down to -10C over night, but now we’re heading into the range of -2 to 1 C this coming week. So do I just turn off the heat lamp now, continue to raise every day, just have it on at night? She’s still in her pen yet. Release date? Thoughts?
 
I would take the coat off first. It can interfere with them being able to raise and lower their hair which helps with temperature regulating. Than I would see how much time it's spending under the lamp. If it's getting warm enough just shutting it off and seeing how it does is what I would do.
 

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