An infra red bulb is the more efficient than white as it doesn t stop the chicks from sleeping which white light does and can help prevent pecking.
Chicken brooder heat lamp.
No disruptive light allowing chicks to sleep at night as they should.
A heat lamp suspended above the brooder is what many people use.
When setting up a brooder one of the biggest essentials for the chicks is a heat source.
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It s inexpensive and it works to some extent.
Alternatively a lamp like this gives off no light at all.
250 watts with a heat lamp no risk of pasty butt from overheating.
No fussy machinations required to hang the heat source making brooder location more flexible.
Height is easily adjusted for growing chicks.