Using a heat lamp to keep our turkey poults warm cost $40 in electricity for the 6 weeks before they feathered out. Plus, a bulb burned out on a cold night and one of the birds died as a result. Does anyone know of a better, cheaper, more reliable way than a heat lamp to keep the temperature up to 95 in the brooder? (Keeping a hen is not an option for us.) I've looked into propane brooder heaters, but they are more expensive to run than electric bulbs. Has anyone tried aquarium heaters? Snake rocks? Heating pads?
Answers:
Electric heating pads are useful but you must be careful not to get it too hot. Another way...depending how many babies you have...and is more labor intensive is using hot water bottles. You can fill up plastic soda bottles with warm water and change them out when they get cold. I used this method with wild birds like robins I found in my yard that were thrown from their nest during a storm. You can reheat the bottles in the microwave...but not too hot. Good luck!
Other answers:
Hi,,, get an electric blanket,, and put them in the bed with you.... that should keep them warm .........
Hi,,, get an electric blanket,, and put them in the bed with you.... that should keep them warm .........
An oven works good.
*Radiant* propane hanging heaters.
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