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Just make sure the socket is ceramic or designed for high temperatures. Some of the cheaper sockets in these holders and lamps are plastic and are a severe fire danger if using higher output bulbs. Just sayin'.

Transition period. Don't move them from 75 inside air to 40 outside air in one step. There are a number of ways to do this. Move them to an attached garage at 5 weeks, as attached garages are typically warmer than outside, but cooler than inside. Or, string an exterior extension cord out...

Yes, I bought a box of 25 Bovan Browns/Golden Buffs (red/gold sex links) in September, let's see, three years ago. I thought it would be great to have a batch of layers out of sync with the spring chickens. Brooding in September/October was no worse than March/April, as Michigan, being...

Forgot to put the F after stating a temp. I try to give the temps with either F or C so that folks can translate, and not assume. 28F is about -2C. Lower than that is tougher for the brooder to keep up. When it does, on rare occasion, I pull some covers over the brooding box. Not so...

I brood outside, in ambient air temps as low as 28 degrees, on occasional night time dips. Thus, the use of the rack bar 'O lights. It provides me with different options of output, as required. Thus, my interest in the ceramic emitter as well. There have been quite a few folks using these...

Since electricity produces X amount of heat, when resisted Y, it never is more or less efficient. It's pure math. The main attraction for me, in considering ceramic, in the future, would be safety, I think. I also am concerned about the future availability of bulbs generally. The red...

Google is always my friend. Google Ceramic Heat Emitter. You'll see they are even available on Amazon. I cannot provide an testimony about them, yet.

Folks have different opinions and that's fine, but having brooded out hundreds and hundreds of chicks for decades, the red light simply calms them and creates a more peaceful, restful environment. Sometimes, I have to fire up a white light, but I honestly do not like to do so. I'm very curious...