Question about heating lamp

[007Sean]

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[Debbie292d]

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You might use a panel heater. Most of those are 150 watts or less, not hot enough to start fires but warm enough to keep livestock warm. https://www.chewy.com/cozy-products-flat-panel-chicken-coop/dp/169444?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=Cozy Products&utm_campaign=20395141803&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAmZGrBhAnEiwAo9qHiYgIJgJdfzRHLwkb52QtzqLglRZBuIjWNbYQJzWstOmL4Mqyybs5VhoCzAAQAvD_BwE

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I second this for your purpose. We have two of them. One we had for 7 years we just had to replace so they are hardy.

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[NatJ]

the pig needs heat but the chickens don't, so should I put a heating lamp in there for the Baby pig or should I make her a bed to sleep in that will keep her warm at night ?

Of those two options, I think a bed for the pig would be a better choice than a heat lamp.

Another question, the chickens roost up stairs on the rafters, the heating lamp is sucruly attached to the 2x4 ( so it can't be knocked down) and the lamp is 5' 8" from the floor, so you suggest to still not put heating lamp in there ?

What temperature does the pig need?

If the pig is on the floor, and you are trying to keep the pig warm, then I do not think it makes sense to put the lamp that high up. I would think that a heat source closer to the pig would be a better choice.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your pig.

 

[gtaus]

the heating lamp is sucruly attached to the 2x4 ( so it can't be knocked down) and the lamp is 5' 8" from the floor, so you suggest to still not put heating lamp in there ?

I have used heating lamps for my chick brooders for about 30 years without incident. But I always have them secured by at least 2 methods, like a chain and rope, or 2 chains. Also, for the brooder, I have a physical barrier of hardware cloth between the heat lamp and the bedding, so if the heat lamp somehow manages to come off my 2 methods of securing it, then the heat lamp would fall on the hardware cloth and not into the bedding.

I don't know how much good a heat lamp would be for your pig if it is 5'8" off the floor. That seems like it would be way too high to provide much heat.

Although I have never raised a pig, I find myself agreeing with others to build a bed up off the ground and put a heating panel right next to it. That seems like a safer option to me.

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[Kenneth Zweerink]

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[David61]

you put a heat lamp in there you will have breakfast and dinner. Fried bacon,eggs and chicken. Pigs knock everything around and a fire is more than likely. Get the pig a dog house with good barn bedding or heating rock.

 

[N F C]

Hi, hope the suggestions provided give you the answer you need. Best wishes!

 

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[Tookie]

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