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Thank you, that's what I'm trying to say. I just don't like all the heat lamp bashing and when questions pop up on how to properly use one, the answer shouldn't always be use a heating pad, nor do I bash the heating pad, they both have their place in brooding chicks.

For smaller batches of chicks the MHP sounds like the best way to brood. I don't use a heat lamp in my coop because there's that risk of fire it a larger bird flies into it. I brood in a separate shed, never in the house, than move the chicks to their respective coops when no extra heat is...

Neither does a home made heating pad come with instructions, and I have read multiple times of heating pads overheating, why do you think they changed the design so much that they will shut off after so much time on. I have used a heat lamp for 20 years brooding chicks and I've never had a...

They aren't fire hazards if used correctly. I find it funny people bash the lowly heat lamp for use for brooding chicks but go sticking them in their coops in winter because they think their chickens are cold. Used correctly a heat lamp is a nice cheap way to brood. Everyone has a right to...

Where are you brooding them? I like using a 125 watt clear heat bulb, the 250 can be too hot. I never use the red bulbs. If your chicks are crowded or too hot sometimes they start to peck each other, the red bulb is to disguise the color of blood, I'd rather brood correctly and avoid it. You...