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There's nothing wrong with lizard bulbs -- heat is heat. The Big Red Bulb is, at 250 watts, often too hot for indoor use.

The number of chicks stated for various brooder plates seems to be for new hatchlings.

I'd go for the plywood as a thermal break. A concrete floor can be bitterly cold.

The guidelines for chicks' space needs are less well-defined than the guidelines for adults' space needs, but I think that you'll find that brooder getting tight in a hurry. What I've seen suggested most often is 1/2 square foot per chick for the first week or two, 1 square foot per chick for...

Baby chicks aren't strong enough for horizontal nipples so it's necessary to use vertical nipples -- at least so I'm told. I know for certain about the horizontals being too strong up until 3-4 weeks. I just bought some verticals to make "baby bottles" for the brooder. Excellent advice to do...

Exactly what I was going to ask. That's pretty cold for an open brooder in an outdoor shed. Mine works here in North Carolina, though I use dual heat with a lamp and a heat plate in really cold weather (the lamp keeps the area around the plate warm enough for the plate to work and keeps the...