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LucyBO16
In the Brooder
Ha! I wish we had that kind of snow!
How cold is too cold for my chickens?
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micah wotring
Crowing
Haha, I need to stick a sign at the bottom of our driveway: Free Snow, You Shovel, You Haul, All the white stuff you could ever want!
Come and get it, man. We've got plenty! XD
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micah wotring
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@LucyBO16 Yeah... We've got snow in WV.
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If you are worried about coop fires, this heat lamp is designed to prevent fires: https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/prima-heat-lamp?cat_id=173
Its the only lamp I use and it works very well.
Its the only lamp I use and it works very well.
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LucyBO16
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Holy moly! I'd take it if I could!
mobius
Songster
You know I have to say that heat lamp is not necessarily designed to prevent fires. The manufacturer simply says it is "safer" than other heat lamps. They go on to provide a lot of cautionary advice:
Please see CAUTION photo above. Never lay a heat lamp (of any make or manufacture) on straw or any other flammable surface—for any length of time. Why do we show you this? Because we included this photo on p. 60 of our 2011 “Equipment That Works!” catalog and p. 16 on our Poultry flyer—and we regret doing so. To prevent any incident (there has been none to our knowledge) we felt we should show you this as a cautionary note. Keep lamp at least 20" away from the ground/animal(s). To ensure safety please self-inspect the plug and connection (or ask a certified electrician to do so.) To help reduce fire risk: Thread power cord into a wire panel (see video above). If the heat lamp happens to get knocked free, the cord & panel will support the lamp until the lamp can be properly attached. Use a Heat Lamp Clip (#557040) to secure the lamp to a panel. Do not use bulbs rated higher than 250w. Use quality bulbs as some low quality bulbs have broken off leaving the metal filament in the ceramic fixture.r
It is still a heat lamp. How much safer? Unknown. Is there a guarantee it won't start a fire? No. Does it use regular bulbs that are known to start fires? Yes. Do they suggest things you have to do to "reduce" fire risk? Yes. Do they say what a "quality" bulb is? No. And there has been no incident "to our knowledge". What is that supposed to mean? This is a liability reduction statement if I have ever read one.
From a lot of reading I have done on this forum, the general consensus of highly experienced chicken keepers is to NOT use a heat lamp. They are too dangerous. There is not a good work-around. If there were, folks would be talking about it.
Please see CAUTION photo above. Never lay a heat lamp (of any make or manufacture) on straw or any other flammable surface—for any length of time. Why do we show you this? Because we included this photo on p. 60 of our 2011 “Equipment That Works!” catalog and p. 16 on our Poultry flyer—and we regret doing so. To prevent any incident (there has been none to our knowledge) we felt we should show you this as a cautionary note. Keep lamp at least 20" away from the ground/animal(s). To ensure safety please self-inspect the plug and connection (or ask a certified electrician to do so.) To help reduce fire risk: Thread power cord into a wire panel (see video above). If the heat lamp happens to get knocked free, the cord & panel will support the lamp until the lamp can be properly attached. Use a Heat Lamp Clip (#557040) to secure the lamp to a panel. Do not use bulbs rated higher than 250w. Use quality bulbs as some low quality bulbs have broken off leaving the metal filament in the ceramic fixture.r
It is still a heat lamp. How much safer? Unknown. Is there a guarantee it won't start a fire? No. Does it use regular bulbs that are known to start fires? Yes. Do they suggest things you have to do to "reduce" fire risk? Yes. Do they say what a "quality" bulb is? No. And there has been no incident "to our knowledge". What is that supposed to mean? This is a liability reduction statement if I have ever read one.
From a lot of reading I have done on this forum, the general consensus of highly experienced chicken keepers is to NOT use a heat lamp. They are too dangerous. There is not a good work-around. If there were, folks would be talking about it.
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mich9510
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I have Ayam Cemanis which are not particularly known to be real cold tolerant as they are Indonesian. It was -3 with a wind chill of -15 here in PA the other night. No heater in the coop, and it's not even really well insulated. Just draft free and dry.... They were fine. 32 degrees is nothing for chickens.
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