Dec 20, 2016 · . Kick the Heat Lamp: Better, Safer, and Healthier Options to Heat Your Brooder! When setting up a brooder, one of the biggest essentials for the chicks is a heat source. Young chicks are …

Feb 5, 2023 · A heat lamp is a critical component in providing a warm and comfortable environment for your chicks during their early weeks of life. By following these steps and best practices for setting up …

Nov 20, 2010 · The red bulbs are usually 250w and the white are 100w. The red ones will get a lot hotter. It doesnt' matter which one you use but the red one you can't hang to low because it will be …

Mar 13, 2016 · Hello everyone! I have a question about heat lamp bulbs. Right now I am using a 250 watt infrared heat bulb, and while they were inside the plastic tote, it seemed to work fine, no one …

Jul 24, 2010 · I want to stock up some incandescence light bulbs before become obsolete, but not sure it best. I mainly use for heat source in the brooder box. Is incandescence any better than heat bulb? …

Jul 1, 2020 · The 125w heat lamp bulb is hotter in the front (where light beam is) than the 100w bulb, but the 100w bulb is hotter on the sides being basically the same temp all the way around the bulb. The …

Mar 8, 2012 · Heat lamp as in Clamp Lamp? I never use Red Heat Bulbs, they cause eye damage to most reptiles. I use regular house light bulbs for chicks and my reptiles.

Apr 15, 2011 · The 100 watt bulbs didn't put out enough heat for me, and too much light which was irritating to the chicks. The heat lamps worked well, and used it from last summer (we had some very …

May 25, 2010 · I have put heat lamp bulbs through several batches of chicks and havn't had one go out yet! Instead I end up breaking it.

Mar 11, 2010 · I got a metal heat lamp holder from a friend but she only had a 50W bulb with it (they used it for reptiles). So it is not nearly hot enough, it hardly heated the brooder a couple of degrees …