My heat lamp is making the brooder too hot

[Cheekychook11]

I think the 50 watt bulb did the trick, thanks for the help

 

[Tcline4]

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, where the lamp is close to the ground, the chicks can get away from the heat, but under and around the lamp is extremly hot, around 75 degrees celcius right underneath, 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

Buy a heat plate. So much easier to use I think. That's what I used and as the chicks get bigger you can raise it up. They get too hot then they move out from under it. If you don't have the finances to buy one then you have to monitor the chicks to find the correct height for the bulb. There are charts out there that tell you the different temps for the different stages of growth.

 

[Cheekychook11]

We ordered one but it won’t arrive in time for these chicks, but it should be here for when my next batch of eggs hatch

 

[DavisburgHENS]

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, where the lamp is close to the ground, the chicks can get away from the heat, but under and around the lamp is extremly hot, around 75 degrees celcius right underneath, 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

Can you raise the light? What kind of brooder do you have?

 

[aart]

Can you raise the light? What kind of brooder do you have?

Did you read the whole thread?

 

[Lomasi]

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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, where the lamp is close to the ground, the chicks can get away from the heat, but under and around the lamp is extremly hot, around 75 degrees celcius right underneath, 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

They have ceramic heaters that screw into you light fixture. Ive used one for years and put it to one side of the brooder, about 1 foot above the floor. Iike it bc therws no light
Look at Amazon. The chicks will move away and mine actually rarely sleep directly underneath it.

 

[GardenDmpls]

I use both a ceramic (reptile) lamp and a Brinsea plate. The ceramic bulb comes in different sizes, depending on the amount of heat you want. It screws right into your lamp like a regular bulb. Another advantage is that it does not give off light and disturb their sleep/wake cycles.
The Brinsea plate was excellent. The chicks go under it and press against the plate if they are colder or squat down if they aren't, so it accommodates different size chicks in the same batch. You can raise it by turning the legs (they screw on and through). It also makes it easy to have one side a bit taller than the other when the chicks are different heights. Came with a clear top cover you can pop off and clean, as they like to sit on top as they get older.

 

[Love Donkeys]

Hardware cloth or window screening or netting, pulled mostly taut and duct taped to scrap cardboard for a frame, works well enough.

I use a 100wt regular light bulb until the chicks are about 2 weeks old then I switch to a 60wt. My chicks are able to move away from the light if they are too hot. I put orange construction fencing (aka snow fencing up north) over the top of the water trough they are in. I hold it down with plastic spring clamps. I have to keep the chicks covered because they are in the laundry room. If I forget and leave the dryer door open the chicks hop in and try to take up residency.