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Sheep & Goat Update		January 25, 2012

Cold weather has arrived and so has indoor lambing/kidding season. Tips on using heat lamps.

If a heat lamp was used the season before, open the cover and clean out any mouse/bird nests and wayward bedding that may have accumulated.
Make sure the lamp is at least 20" off the ground. This keeps the lamp away from the bedding but still close enough for the lambs/kids to appreciate the heat.
Take care not to hang the lamp by the cord. This puts stress on the lamps internal structures.
Do not hang the heat lamp where an animal can chew on the cord.
Keep extra heat lamp bulbs on hand. Needing a bulb in the middle of the night is not a pleasant experience for the lamb or the shepherd.
A heat lamp does not need to be kept on constantly. Once a lamb/kid is actively nursing and healthy it does not need to have a heat lamp. The lamb/kid is now able to take care of itself.
Put a light over the creep feeder. The light will encourage the lambs/kids to investigate the feed and they will start eating creep earlier. But above we said not to have a constant heat lamp on the lambs/kids. By this we mean that a heat lamp is not needed for every lambing jug full of lambs/kids but instead in jugs with newborns (until they are up and actively nursing) and in jugs with lambs/kids that aren't "peppy" enough.
Thermocubes can be used to regulate when a heat lamp is/isn't turned on. They turn the lamp on at 35° and off at 45°.

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Product: Premier Heat Lamp

Aaron G from Minnesota

Would you recommend this product? Yes

I was super surprised at how big they were when we first received them! I feel like I really got my moneys worth! They are great, throw off great heat and light. I also like that I don't have to worry about them over-heating. I can just plug in and walk away. The cage design is great as well, easy to change bulb and I like how the bulb sits higher up in the cage than most other heating units.

Rebecca H

Would you recommend this product? Yes

I just purchased a second lamp after we built larger housing for my Pygmy goats.They work wonderfully and safely. I use them with the Thermocube automatic plug in.That way I never have to worry about forgetting to turn them on and off. Would definitely recommend this product.

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