Heat Lamp Question!

[chickeneer45]

So my broody hen stopped sitting on her eggs yesterday. She has four baby chicks but seven didn't hatch. I am buying a heat lamp tonight to make an attempt at hatching some eggs, but I know that it is a long shot. I am hoping somebody with experience with heat lamps can give me an idea of how far the light bulb should be from the eggs. I doubt the eggs will hatch, but I would rather make an effort to save them than not try at all. Any help would be great or just general heat lamp knowledge. Thanks!

 

[Megaputz]

Candle the eggs first to see if there are viable chicks in there. LED flashlight in a closet works great. You should see the little bugger moving around in there.

Never done the light bulb thing. The Little Giant incubators are $50 at TSC and work great. Grab one if you plan on hatching more chicks. Lots of DIY incubators on youtube.com

 

[Cynthia12]

Meg has the right suggestion..you need an incubator.