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Yep, for my indoor brooding I did use a heat bulb - but a 60 watt red one made for reptiles. It had the benefits of the red light vs clear light and was small enough that it kept everything as warm as it needed to be, but didn't overheat anything.

Well, I use a heat plate brooder now, but when I did use a heat lamp I did the same temperatures that chicks need.

You can leave them for two or three days without any trouble, since they will live off the yolk for that long without needing food or water. However, studies have shown that they can actually better utilize the yolk if they do have access to food and water earlier, like by 24 hours old. I open...