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Can we talk about the night my heat lamp died and I had 14 chicks in the garage
It was back in February, coldest week we had here in Fort Wayne. Power flickered around 2am, and my heat lamp in the garage brood box just quit. Chicks were about 3 weeks old, not fully feathered yet. I woke up to that quiet, which is the worst sound with chicks. Grabbed the lamp, bulb was dead, and the backup I thought was in the bin was the wrong wattage. So I filled a couple of 2 liter bottles with hot water, wrapped them in old socks, and stuck them in the box with the chicks. Then I hung my shop light over one corner so they had one warm spot to huddle. By morning they were all piled under the shop light and fine. Now I keep two spare bulbs taped to the brooder lid. Any of you keep a backup plan for when the heat goes out?
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