I have two 5 day old chicks, and i've tried multiple heat lamps and they are all too hot for this style of brooder,
Some more details on your brooder could help. Do you have photos, is it indoors in a climate controlled area or outside with the temperature swings.
where the lamp is close to the ground,
To me this implies it is outside but I'd like to be certain
the chicks can get away from the heat, but under and around the lamp is extremly hot, around 75 degrees celcius right underneath,
167 Fahrenheit, too hot. What kind of temperatures are they seeing away from the heat?
we are using a hundred watt bulb, and are getting a 50 watt bulb to replace it tommorow, will this be cool enough? any advice? also wondering if chicks fall asleep, will they wake up and move if it gets too hot?? please someone advise
Yes, if they have a suitable place to go to.
I'd really like to see a photo of your brooder. If the top is wire, can you move the lamp up there further away from the chicks? And your bulb does not need to be a heat lamp bulb. Any incandescent bulb will give off heat.
I personally prefer a heat plate or heating pad if you are in a climate controlled area, especially of you have a small brooder. You still need to set them up properly. Brooders tend to be small and a heat lamp can overheat them.
Outside, you have varying temperatures. With a heat lamp you can heat an area warm enough and have an area cool enough even with the temperature swings. A heat plate and heating pad can work outside too but I think they are harder to set up if you get big temperature swings. Mainly personal preference. My temperatures can swing from below freezing to in the 70's Fahrenheit (low 20's C) in a day. With my heat lamp the chicks move to a comfortable zone as the temperatures change. When temperatures drop below freezing I move their water to a heated zone so it doesn't freeze.
@Cheekychook11 I think there are solutions to your problems but I'd really like to know what you are working with. We all have our own unique circumstances, that's why one solution is usually not the best solution for all of us.
