Setting Up a Heat Lamp for Chicks: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Debbie292d
Very thorough coverage of heat lamp usage, cautions, and tips! Useful article as usual!

We use black ceramic reptile bulbs, 100 watts. Since it puts out no light, we added an LED strip inside the brooder and shut it off at night. This way, they get used to pitch black, which is handy later on.
muddy75
Nice concise tutorial on heat lamp setup and use.
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I did a heat lamp for my first batch of chicks. Never again. I was up all night as with a new born baby, checking the temp and making sure everything is fine.
I bought a little heat plate that they could get under on the next batches. So much better and I never had to worry about them at night. They would go under when they were cold and out when they were too warm.
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Helpful but one sentence says they no longer need the lamp at 3-4 weeks and the next sentence says 6-8 weeks?
Make sure you use a thermometer under your heat source so you are SURE you don't over heat chicks.
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Yep, already mentioned: "... use a thermometer to monitor the temperature in the brooder. You may need to adjust the height of the lamp to maintain the correct temperature. The closer the lamp is to the chicks, the warmer they will be, and vice versa."
oldhenlikesdogs
Very informative, and well written article about the use of heat lamps.
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TwoCrows
Nice article on getting the brooder set up. Great photos!
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azurbanclucker
Great write-up, as usual :)
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