Infra red heat lamps are usually used to keep newly hatched chicks warm
during brooding but they are also very useful items to keep on hand even if you dont plan on breeding from
your chickens. Using heat is one of the most effective ways and often the first course of action for treating
a sick or eggbound hen. Very often the you will not have any time to waste when you notice one of your flock
needs treatment so you will need to keep a heat source such as this at the ready at all times. Be sure to keep
a spare bulb to hand too as the elements in heat lamps can be very sensitive to movement and are easily
damaged. An infra red bulb fitted to a clamp on type of reflector is very verastile and will protect the bulb
from damage in use and when in storage. the clamp also means it is easy to position and secure.
A good tip with heat lamps is to connect them to a dimmer switch so that the level of heat can be adjusted once the
lamp is in place. This makes it easier to acheive the correct temperature without having to move the lamp and so,
will minimise the liklyhood of damageing the lamp itself.
ANTI-PREDATOR
LIGHTS Anti predator lights can be as simple as a flood light activated by a PIR switch
or can be of a specially designed unit such as the one pictured here. Any movement outside the coop by a
predator such as a fox or raccoon will trigger the light and hopefully act as a deterrent to any would be
predators. A simple floodlight however, may not be effective against smaller predators and rodents as their
small size will not be enough trigger the light. Purpose designed anti predator lights use an infra red strobe
light to deter all types of predators such as Coyotes, raccoons, bobcats, opossum, owls, foxs, weasels and
mink. The one featured here is the NITE GUARD solar powered predator light. It is easily fixed to the outside
of the coop with a single screw and recharges during the daylight via the built in solar panel. Lights like
these have proven to be particularly effective at keeping predators away but they should not be seen as
a substitute for a having a properly
constructed and secure chicken coop.
Infra red heat lamps are usually used to keep newly hatched chicks warm
during brooding but they are also very useful items to keep on hand even if you dont plan on breeding from
your chickens. Using heat is one of the most effective ways and often the first course of action for treating
a sick or eggbound hen. Very often the you will not have any time to waste when you notice one of your flock
needs treatment so you will need to keep a heat source such as this at the ready at all times. Be sure to keep
a spare bulb to hand too as the elements in heat lamps can be very sensitive to movement and are easily
damaged. An infra red bulb fitted to a clamp on type of reflector is very verastile and will protect the bulb
from damage in use and when in storage. the clamp also means it is easy to position and secure.
Anti predator lights can be as simple as a flood light activated by a PIR switch
or can be of a specially designed unit such as the one pictured here. Any movement outside the coop by a
predator such as a fox or raccoon will trigger the light and hopefully act as a deterrent to any would be
predators. A simple floodlight however, may not be effective against smaller predators and rodents as their
small size will not be enough trigger the light. Purpose designed anti predator lights use an infra red strobe
light to deter all types of predators such as Coyotes, raccoons, bobcats, opossum, owls, foxs, weasels and
mink. The one featured here is the NITE GUARD solar powered predator light. It is easily fixed to the outside
of the coop with a single screw and recharges during the daylight via the built in solar panel. Lights like
these have proven to be particularly effective at keeping predators away but they should not be seen as
a substitute for a having a p
