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You can get lower wattage red brooder bulbs, they're just not so easy to find. Philips makes high-quality brooder bulbs in 100 and 175W. These are hard glass, not at all like the flimsy heat bulbs being sold at the hardware store for bathrooms. This is what I'm using and I found them here...

The red DOES help reduce the risk of pecking at blood feathers. That doesn't mean that your chickens will peck each other if you use white light, only that it is more likely to happen. Chicks are attracted to red and a broken blood feather not only bleeds profusely, it gives a naturally...