Anyone use ceramic heaters for their brooders? I have one in my reptile cage that works really well and they last a long time. Steve
ChooksChick uses them for her chicken chicks. I've thought about using them but my brooders are inside and I just can't see myself spending $20 or more on a 'light' for the babies.
I do will not use anything else, my chicks grow better and are healthier, and have a normal day, night pattern. they are worth the extra price, the only one I've had to replace is the one I dropped, I also can get away with lower wattage save electric
That's great to hear because I've scaled back on my reptile keeping and have a couple of these things laying around. The power savings is a big thing too. Thanks! Great forum! Steve
Mine are 100 watt. I'm testing them in the brooder right now see what kind of temps I get. I have one heater in a 24x24 space and it's hooked up to a thermostat.
I'm a total noob so I won't comment on it's use for incubation, but they don't emit light. It's just a round piece of ceramic with a light bulb socket on the end.
I love them , because I live in a very small house ,and every bit of light bothers me while I try and sleep. These things work great, I think they work better then the infared bulbs. Mine is 150w Daren
Quote:NO AND I STRESS NO! I have tryed them in a home made bator and they simply wont . Maybe a better technician then myself can, but I cannot.
