Okay. One other concern: is 250 watts too hot for the chicks? I read in the 4-H guide to raising chickens that they only need 150 watts. Is that true? May have been a typo.
I'm making my own brooder, out of a cardboard box, and all is coming along great. Except for one thing:I can't figure out what heat lamp to get. I can't figure out, are there lamps designed especially for chicks? Or do most people use reptile lamps? What wattage should I use? I want to have two...