Need Advice for Traveling Brooder

[drom]

Hello,
I will be picking up some chicks and will have a 6 hour drive back. I need to set up mobile brooder with a heat source. I did find one web site that has a "travel cuddler" which is a water bag with cover and a thermostat that will hold heat for 4 hours.

Does anyone have any ideas for a heat source I can use to set up a travel brooder?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[ChickenToes]

Do you have anything that you can plug into a cigarette lighter? That's about the only thing I can think of, and it's probably not much help

 

[drom]

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No, you are exactly right! Someone else mentioned the same thing and I looked it up:

I can just plug a little heat lamp in the adapter and clip the lamp to the side of a brooder box. So simple.
I was looking on line and all I was seeing were some very fancy brooders (Brinsea, etc...) with cigarette lighter adapters that were over $500. I was starting to get worried until someone told me I can just buy one of those adapters for $30 or so, plug in a heat lamp and set up a box.


Thanks!!!

 

[tororider]

Yeah, you can find an inverter that you can plug in and use to power most things. You can find cheap ones for $50 or under.

 

[hinkjc]

You do not need a heat source for a 6 hour trip. Chicks are shipped through the mail in boxes without heat for a day or two at a time without incident. They will be fine in a box with pine shavings or paper towel for footing and air holes for ventilation.

Jody