alternative to heat lamp?

[gimmie birdies]

I usually brood in a card board box, with a clamp lamp securely attached using a stick to support (horizonally secured), and my bulb at first is a 60w, then switching to a 40w. If I have used a hotter heat lamped brooding outdoors, I will screw the lamp to a wall of the brooder, and away from any big birds to knock it down. Nothing flimsy. People can take responsibility for things that go wrong and not blame inanimate objects.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I have and like these 2:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07NJZM1F5/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile

https://www.amazon.com/Brinsea-EcoG...plate&qid=1599835721&sprefix=+brinsea&sr=8-11

Yes! I have that first one, not super expensive!

 

[FlockNoir]

I’ve been having success using thick glass bottles filled with hot water and microwavable heating packs (aka old socks filled with dried rice and beans). I wasn’t expecting to need a brooder as I thought my broody hen was gonna do the hard work but things haven’t gone as planned and I now have 4 chicks (and 2 more on the way) in my living room. I built them a cave from a little box and I surround the box with the bottles and heat packs and cover it all in rags. I also have a clamp lamp with just a 40 watt bulb that I turn on for them during the day. In the day they like to nap on top of the cave/under the light and at night they all huddle in the cave. I have to heat up the packs and bottles a few times each day but it works. They are warm and happy. I too live in a small town in canada so going to a farm supply store or using amazon aren’t options for me.

 

[kelzey]

I’ve been having success using thick glass bottles filled with hot water and microwavable heating packs (aka old socks filled with dried rice and beans). I wasn’t expecting to need a brooder as I thought my broody hen was gonna do the hard work but things haven’t gone as planned and I now have 4 chicks (and 2 more on the way) in my living room. I built them a cave from a little box and I surround the box with the bottles and heat packs and cover it all in rags. I also have a clamp lamp with just a 40 watt bulb that I turn on for them during the day. In the day they like to nap on top of the cave/under the light and at night they all huddle in the cave. I have to heat up the packs and bottles a few times each day but it works. They are warm and happy. I too live in a small town in canada so going to a farm supply store or using amazon aren’t options for me.

ooooooh! thank you for your input, i might definitely try some of that if i can.