Is Hot water bottle enough to make my chick warm

[Gwnylion]

Hello can I ask if I can keep my chick warm with a hot water bottle because my dad wont let me buy a heat lamp so I might be forced to use hot water bottle

 

[Ryguy3684]

Hello can I ask if I can keep my chick warm with a hot water bottle because my dad wont let me buy a heat lamp so I might be forced to use hot water bottle

Since your mom's family has chickens, do they by chance have a heat plate you can borrow? If you have an electric heating pad, you can make a cave out of that. There's links on here with ways to make them.

 

[yakitori]

Good thing is my mom's side of the family owns a lot of chickens and they're willing to give me at least 2

Could you give the chick to them instead? it will stop being stressed when it has friends.

 

[3KillerBs]

Not to be harsh, but if you aren't allowed to have the basic, necessary equipment to raise an animal then you really ought not to be trying to raise that animal.

Chicks need a steady, reliable source of heat 24/7. I've heard of using hot water bottles in emergencies, but you wouldn't be able to keep it warm enough all the time for weeks.

I don't know how to set them up, but a lot of people love the heating pad cave things. You have to have the right sort of heating pad, however.

 

[Gwnylion]

Oh, and if it’s just one chick ... definitely needs a friend Hey shared body heat and mental health!

Good thing is my mom's side of the family owns a lot of chickens and they're willing to give me at least 2

 

[3KillerBs]

Reptile light bulbs are 25 watts to 60 watts (use less energy) and cost less. Not sure if anybody has tried them

Because I was brooding outdoors in a central NC summer (night temps no lower than 68), I used reptile night bulbs at 100 and 60 watts (stepping down to a 40 watt regular bulb as the chicks grew and the nights stayed in the low 70's). I used these bulbs in a regular heat lamp and it was quite successful for this circumstance.

 

[Gwnylion]

Good news I found a heating lamp on our shed and it still works but will 40 watts be ok?

 

[Hannahdoesntexist]

Yeah the hot water bottle isn't enough. We actually just used a standard bulb in our lamp as suggested by the breeder we bought our chicks off. One of the globes for those outside auto ones in a lamp holder. Has been more than enough to keep them warm.

 

[ladybrasa]

Re-found this article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...healthier-options-to-heat-your-brooder.72482/

 

[SA gardener]

What about reptile infrared bulbs ?

250 watt heat lamps, besides being dangerous, are extremely costly to run
A chick needs a heat source till ~45 days of age
Here is the electricity cost
250 watts *45 days (6 weeks) *24 hours = 270 kilowatt hours of energy
Where I live, South Africa :
1 kWh = 2 rand (R)~ ($0.05 )
Thus 270 * R2 = R 540 ($31)
Which is ~ 36 hours (3 days) worth in minimum wage pay (for reference)
Its only worthwhile if you have at least 10 chicks (R54/$3.11 per chick)

Reptile light bulbs are 25 watts to 60 watts (use less energy) and cost less. Not sure if anybody has tried them