Ceramic Heat Bulb Questions

[Chickinie]

I wanted one of those but they are so expensive here in Canada

I got mine for $150aud it is the 2nd largest - like 50 X 30cm. I wanted the smaller but they didn't have it. I figured it'd be good to have because I have other birds, I hand raise birds and always find wild sick birds to care for. I already had 2 mini Brinsea incubators.

 

[RoosterML]

Tonight I moved the 2 week old chicks outside into the small coop using the 200w ceramic heat bulb about 20” up from bedding. Going to be 35*f-40*f tonight.
I just checked on them for the night a couple minutes ago all cuddled together under the lamp and pretty quite so I think that will work just fine.

 

[RoosterML]

@CSAchook Have you ever noticed the bulb cool down? Or is it always constant? I went in this morning and noticed the bulb not nearly as hot as it should be. It seemed like it was warming back up after touching it. You think it’sdefective? I switched it out with a red bulb until the 2- 150w ones I ordered come in.

 

[CSAchook]

@CSAchook Have you ever noticed the bulb cool down? Or is it always constant? I went in this morning and noticed the bulb not nearly as hot as it should be. It seemed like it was warming back up after touching it. You think it’sdefective? I switched it out with a red bulb until the 2- 150w ones I ordered come in.

The only time I have had it cool down was if there was something wrong with the fixture or the bulb wasn’t screwed in tightly enough.

 

[RoosterML]

The only time I have had it cool down was if there was something wrong with the fixture or the bulb wasn’t screwed in tightly enough.

Ok it did seem to come back on after I touched it. When putting it in I made sure not to go very tight maybe that’s the issue

 

[aart]

@aart test results

Missed this tag somehow.

Center of bulb surface reading 95*
Edge of light fixture surface reading 85*+

Would love to see readings farther away from 'center of heat circle' than the edge of shade/reflector. Does that make sense?

 

[RoosterML]

Missed this tag somehow.

Would love to see readings farther away from 'center of heat circle' than the edge of shade/reflector. Does that make sense?

I would test more @aart but I already have it in service. Housing 15 - 2 week old chicks outside in my 5x9 coop and it 35* and they are doing fine with it.
I am really liking it. I would say heat circle is about 20”

 

[aart]

I would test more @aart but I already have it in service. Housing 15 - 2 week old chicks outside in my 5x9 coop and it 35* and they are doing fine with it.
I am really liking it. I would say heat circle is about 20”

Yeah, it's hard to measure the floor temp with chicks in the way....
...it is fun to have them chase the infrared dot tho.

 

[RoosterML]

28* last night out in the small coop and all are great running around this morning. You know they are good when you reach your hand out and the wannabe roosters try to attack your hand.
I am really liking this ceramic heat bulb.

 

[philipmadamson]

I have used a ceramic bulb for both quail chicks and chicken chicks. Never seem to have an issue with the 100w. I use a heat lamp socket and set it directly on the wire on top of the brooder and it seems to work, as they get old I raise it up a little at a time or move it further to the side