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How often do you have to change the light bulb? I went through a lot of bulbs last winter because they'd shatter, I assumed because of the cold temperatures but I didn't have negative temps yet you all seem to get thawed water from 38 watt bulbs. I want to use my heaters again this winter...

I have a 39 watt bulb that can't keep up when the temps go into the single digits and have to put the brooder light on over it to keep the water melted. I'll have to remember to turn if off when I open the coop door tomorrow. If it doesn't get frozen overnight, the daytime temps (13 for the...

I've wondered how long I'd be able to use the bulbs I have, knowing eventually the incandescent ones would be gone. I've gotten the 40 watt 'frige/oven bulbs because the old 60-75 watt bulbs (cleaned out grandma's house about a decade ago and we've been using the stockpile of light bulbs since...

I purposely bought a cookie tin at Kmart this week (kids can have the cookies for after-school snacks). However, I don't really need a water heater, but a brooder heater. Think there's enough heat to do something like that? It probably doesn't make enough heat for newly hatched chicks since...

Another solution I've thought of is to use the aluminum "disposable" cookware. You'd have to clamp/glue/screw the edges (glue wouldn't be reusable when the bulb burned out so have to figure out a bolting method).