Heat lamps

[Jamie Hazel]

Hey! Im new to chicks! I was just wondering if a 50 watt infrared bulb would be enough heat for two chicks??
Thanks in advance

 

[ThenNotSoChickenMaster]

Yes, that's good enough.

 

[debid]

Yes. Now, make sure it isn't coated in PTFE. It shouldn't say "shatter resistant" anywhere on the package.

 

[pennyJo1960]

do you have a heating pad ? one without a auto shut off they are safer make a small hoop of wire in the brooder set the heating pad on low so they can go under

 

[Molpet]

I am a heating pad fan too https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...d-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update.956958/

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Hey! Im new to chicks! I was just wondering if a 50 watt infrared bulb would be enough heat for two chicks??
Thanks in advance

Please place a thermometer in the brooder first and adjust the height of the light to get the proper temp. Then place the birds after..

 

[Ulaidian]

Here, I have loads of heat mats.. I might try to make something like this.

 

[lazy gardener]

I am also a fan of heating pad brooding. Much safer. Much more natural. No matter what method you choose, you must realize that your brooder is not meant to be a warm box. It is meant to keep the chicks contained safely, while giving them plenty of room to run, fly, and play. It also needs a tiny little foot print of warm area, (think how much area a broody hen has to provide heat while she has her chicks outside running around in what ever the ambient temps happen to be.) By the time the chicks are 2 weeks old they should have a minimum of 2 s.f. of open space per bird. (IMO)

 

[Ulaidian]

I have some huge mats, some small.. Just trying to decide on the best cover. I don't want them touching it directly, just being able to get in under.

 

[Molpet]

I have some huge mats, some small.. Just trying to decide on the best cover. I don't want them touching it directly, just being able to get in under.

the heating pad cave works by them touching it.. like a mama hen
eta I cover mine w/a zipper pillow case, so they don't get hung up on anything or stuck