2015 Poultry Solutions by Premier 1 Supplies

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Heat Lamps
Lamp Comparison—
Premier’s vs Others
1. New! Prima Heat Lamp
Our own design. More compact. Better attachment method.
Plastic is able to withstand longer periods of high temperature.
Stronger internal fixture for the bulb.
2. Orange Lamp. (We’ve supplied this unit for years.)
• Stronger and safer than the common metal lamp holders.
• Heat from 250 watt bulbs used nonstop for several months
can, in some situations, degrade the plastic.
3. Others
• Minimal wire protective grid allows bulb to be too accessible.
• Metal becomes “hot-to-the-touch.”
• Failure-prone hanging system.
Heat Lamp Do’s
1. Use 250 watt bulbs only
when necessary (day-old
chicks, for example).
We’ve found that 175-
watt bulbs are enough
for other situations—and
they cost less to use.
2. Use PAR (pressed glass)
bulbs when possible. They
are much more durable.
(See page 10.)
3. Tie lamps up very
securely (p. 09)—
particularly if adult sheep,
goats or pigs are exposed
to them. The Prima
version excels for this.
A lamp that falls onto
animals and/or bedding
can start a fire.
Heat Lamp Don’ts
1. Don’t hang the lamp closer
than 18" from bedding or
baby animals that can’t
move away from it. If
chicks are huddled close
together beneath it, then
you may lower the lamp
an inch or two to provide
them more warmth.
2. Don’t enclose the lamps
in barrels or similar small
spaces. The heat must be
allowed to move away from
the lamp and bedding.
3. Don’t use any heat lamp
longer than necessary. (We
hear reports of using them
continuously for many
months.) The extended use
may degrade the plastic.
1. 2. 3.