- May 6, 2011
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Hi there,
I am brooding 52 chicks under the hoover brooder aka Ohio brooder. It's great so far, but I am a little concerned about how close the head lamp is to the shavings. The design I used said to place the light three inches from the bottom of the side wall, which ends up being about nine inches above the shavings.
I'm feel like it's unlikely the shavings will get hot enough to combust because the bottom of the brooder is open and there is little risk of the bulb falling out of of the socket onto the floor. However, everyone says to keep the 250 watt at least 18 inches from anything flamable, and there are so many brooder fire horror stories, that I'm nervous.
Anyone else have any experiences with this? Suggestions or ideas? I'm thinking of modifying the brooder so that if I want to use a 250 watt bulb I can mount it from the top and it will be significantly higher off the ground.
Not my pics, but a couple of examples:
I am brooding 52 chicks under the hoover brooder aka Ohio brooder. It's great so far, but I am a little concerned about how close the head lamp is to the shavings. The design I used said to place the light three inches from the bottom of the side wall, which ends up being about nine inches above the shavings.
I'm feel like it's unlikely the shavings will get hot enough to combust because the bottom of the brooder is open and there is little risk of the bulb falling out of of the socket onto the floor. However, everyone says to keep the 250 watt at least 18 inches from anything flamable, and there are so many brooder fire horror stories, that I'm nervous.
Anyone else have any experiences with this? Suggestions or ideas? I'm thinking of modifying the brooder so that if I want to use a 250 watt bulb I can mount it from the top and it will be significantly higher off the ground.
Not my pics, but a couple of examples:
