Heating source

[Lolaish]

I'm in need of a safe heating source for my Coturnix quail, for when I'm awhile for three days. I'll be away for graduation in December; they are roughly 2-3 days old right now. I'm currently using a heat lamp, which I like but I worry. And I got a heat plate but the thing is too big for my setup, so I'm going to return it. Mind the fact that I only have four newborns so by then I'm hoping they will be good, but I still like to have something just in case we get into negatives, over the winter. Thank you!

 

[ButtonNomies]

A reptile heat pad with a cozy dome bed on top of it so they can go warm up if they need to xx

 

[Micket]

I use a brinsea ecoglow 20 perfect for chick's

 

[Nabiki]

The heat lamp should be fine. Just make sure they have a warm and a cool end in the brooder.

 

[Whiskybear]

I settled on ceramic heat bulbs. It’s like a heat lamp without the light. They also seem to last longer, especially as I vary the power with a dimmer switch to control temps. The red bulb heat lamps don’t seem to like that.

 

[Lolaish]

I settled on ceramic heat bulbs. It’s like a heat lamp without the light. They also seem to last longer, especially as I vary the power with a dimmer switch to control temps. The red bulb heat lamps don’t seem to like that.

brilliant ill have to figure that one out

 

[007Sean]

If you can find them? Incandescent light bulbs will work in place of a heat lamp bulb. 60 to 100w is usually adequate to keep the the littles warm. I have used them when I couldn't get red heat lamp bulbs or had one burn out and no replacement.
If you want too, you can paint the bulbs with a high heat resistant red paint, let it 'burn in' and there's no problem with it emitting harmful vapors.

 

[Whiskybear]

https://www.amazon.com/Wuhostam-Inf...1&sr=1-1-f0029781-b79b-4b60-9cb0-eeda4dea34d6

 

[Nabiki]

I settled on ceramic heat bulbs. It’s like a heat lamp without the light. They also seem to last longer, especially as I vary the power with a dimmer switch to control temps. The red bulb heat lamps don’t seem to like that.

That's what I use. It keeps them warm without messing up their day/night cycle.

 

[MeSing2u]

The heat lamp should be fine. Just make sure they have a warm and a cool end in the brooder.

I have a question I hope someone can help me with. I recently bought a brooder heating plate to use for my newly hatched chicks, has anyone had good luck with these? I have lights I can use instead but I heard that these were safer. Also is there any suggestion?? (Btw, I hope I posted in the right area)
Thank you