Need help ASAP Please!!!!!

[jc_d1]

Hi I've a bit of a chicken emergency and need advice - I've four week old chicks (some mostly feathered others mostly fluff with little wings) and our heat lamp blew last night :/ we wrapped their brooder with a blanket and they all survived the night (albeit unhappily) I heard if you feed them cayenne pepper it'll help keep them warm - can I free feed it or will they overdose? are they even old enough to give it to? Are there any other powerless ways to keep them warm? I've heard of using a hot water bottle but the brooders in the coop and it would cool down too fast :/ Thanks for any help guys!! I've 9 chicks in the brooder if that helps.

 

[SIMZ]

Hi! Skip the cayenne pepper!

Could you bring them into a garage or room in your home until you get another heat lamp? At 4 weeks they should be able to handle some time without a light if you put in a fairly warm, draft free area.

 

[jc_d1]

Don't have a garage :/ We made the poultry coop out of the portable garage. I'm worried the dogs (well mostly my terrier mix) would literally scare they life out of them if I brought them inside

 

[Nardo]

Hi I've a bit of a chicken emergency and need advice - I've four week old chicks (some mostly feathered others mostly fluff with little wings) and our heat lamp blew last night :/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cookie-tin-water-heater.107951/page-10
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These do not have to be Christmas lights, but they run on 110. Read all of the "be careful" stuff, but if you had a heat lamp then you know already. Maybe this will help until you can replace your bulb.[/QUOTE]

 

[AltEggs]

At four weeks they're going to huddle together to stay warm. What part of the country are you in? What are your daytime/nightime temps?

 

[Tlmcq]

Are you saying bulb blew or power is no longer available? You can use a heat pad on low or regular light bulb. How cold is it where they are?

 

[jc_d1]

Our average temp for the next couple weeks is estimated around 14*C with a low of 5* ( 41-57*F) with a fair bit of temperature variance from day-day and day-night

I believe the lamp just blew but I don't have a heater or heatpad or anything like that :/ It'll be approx a week before I can get out to replace it

 

[AltEggs]

That seems a little chilly to let them go on their own. Do you have a 100 watt regular (incandescent) light bulb?

 

[jc_d1]

All ours have been upgraded to led or cf-something-or-others :/

 

[AltEggs]

The LED and CF ones will not work. Can you steal an incandescent from your fridge or clothes dryer? They are usually low wattage, but better than nothing.