Heat Lamps Properly Secured !! Pictures

[RoosterML]

Well,I said this

Fair enough

 

[Gargoyle]

Definitely do not ever use those. The substance they are coated with to make them 'shatterproof' gives off fumes when heated that are toxic to birds and will kill them.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/polytetrafluoroethylene-toxicity-in-chickens.73482/

I was thinking of a kind of bulb I've seen in catalogs from some of the chicken supply companies, with the bulb in a welded socket, not press fit or glued. Like these:

https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/heat-lamp-bulbs?cat_id=173

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I think you forgot this part.
"This is not a thread for people to comment on not needing heat lamps!!!"

How cold does it get there?
I've never used heat for hens down to -20F. Sometimes I'll gather giant combed roosters into one building and keep the temp from going below the teens.

 

[RoosterML]

How cold does it get there?
I've never used heat for hens down to -20F. Sometimes I'll gather giant combed roosters into one building and keep the temp from going below the teens.

It's not always just the temperature alone.

Weather around here is not very favorable to the chickens tonight. Within 24 hours we have snow, now freezing rain, rain and dropping down to 0° tonight I have a real worry of frost bite. Yes coop is vented but these are real bad conditions happening and I am trying to do the best I can for the flock as safe as I can make it.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Bulb shield does look pretty good.
Loop is probably OK too.
Clamp I wouldn't trust.

Best thing about setup shown in OP is it's not accessible to the birds,
so less likely to get knocked loose and if bulb shatters less likely for glass shards to be accessible to birds consumption.
BUT it is on the door, so hopefully you have another access point.

It's going to be -10°F here tonight, was zero last night....
....not using any heat except for waterer,
but will give some electrolyte/vitamins for a boost.
Sorry dude, had to add that.

Agreed, on all points.
Ultimately, we must each choose for ourselves and our flocks and while I personally do jot/will not use lamps, you seem to have a pretty well thought out setup for your's, @RoosterML

 

[RoosterML]

Am I the only one with pictures around here of a heat lamp setup ????? Come on !!!
Maybe I'm just the only one dumb enough to take the backlash that goes along with posting a picture of it.

 

[123RedBeard]

Am I the only one with pictures around here of a heat lamp setup ????? Come on !!!

My radiant heat lamp is hung securely in the sky ... turns on at dawn ... off at dusk ... seems to be hotter in the summer months ... just look up!

 

[RoosterML]

My radiant heat lamp is hung securely in the sky ... turns on at dawn ... off at dusk ... seems to be hotter in the summer months ... just look up!

If it ever falls, Lord help us all !!!

 

[Gargoyle]

If it ever falls, Lord help us all !!!

No problem. If the sky falls, Chicken Little will be the first to let us know.

 

[aart]

This is probably the safest heat lamp around:
https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/prima-heat-lamp?cat_id=173

Am I the only one with pictures around here of a heat lamp setup ????? Come on !!!
Maybe I'm just the only one dumb enough to take the backlash that goes along with posting a picture of it.

Probably.

Threads only been up for 3 hours....I wouldn't get impatient for at least a week.