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ok I found a ceramic light with the guard and got a 250W red bulb at Smith's farm store. Not sure if that's a chain store or just here. So now we just need to put the metal roof on the chicken coop (the shingles on it were all busted from wind) and put the divider in and we're ready. Oh and buy...

thanks for all the advice. Great idea to get it with a 100 w and check first. I will just get the lamp and worry about the bulb after that. believe it or not I've raised chickens before. It was almost 20 yrs ago and I had no internet, no magazines, no books, nothing. Just the people at the...

no worries-I don't have a lamp yet. I didn't buy the one I saw today since it said to use below a certain wattage (and it was plastic although I didn't think of that at the time as far as melting). I will go tomorrow and find one with a ceramic socket. Hopefully either home depot or the other...

We'll be brooding our chicks outside in their coop. The coop will be divided off, but not to the ceiling. So some heat may escape into the non-populated part of the coop. It is about 4 x 6 and about 4' tall inside. I want to get a red bulb so should I get a 250w? Or would a smaller wattage be...