Are red 85w FloodLights are on power

[JonathanL23]

I got 3 little day old quails and this is what i bought them until they get a little bigger but it does create a good amount of heat i just dont know if the heat will raise the power bill or is it the watts that run up the power bill. either way they are happy sleeping under it. I figured a 85w floodlight was cheaper on hydro prices then a actual heat lamp

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

85 watts... have you done any research on the wattage of heat lamps? I have a floodlight, but never thought to use it on chicks. As long as it doesn't damage their vision, I say go for it.

 

[JonathanL23]

85 watts... have you done any research on the wattage of heat lamps? I have a floodlight, but never thought to use it on chicks. As long as it doesn't damage their vision, I say go for it.

I've read other people use floodlights, it's not very bright. they are hopping on each other trying to get closer to it lol. it's in the middle of 2 cages and the chicks in the other cage are trying to get to it too, even tho they got a heat source. so im not worried of it being bright.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

You wouldn't want to use an infrared heat bulb anyway. You could cook chicks with infrared heat.

Small heat lamp bulbs are 125W incandescent flood lights with filter coated lens. When brooding small batches of birds I'd use 75W incandescent bulbs which are typical light bulbs of less than decade ago. Your 85W flood light is a good heat source but may emit a lot of lumens (bright light). If it's bright you could always spray a mist of paint on the lens to tone down the glare. It's the wattage making the heat, the emitting light isn't even needed.

 

[JonathanL23]

You wouldn't want to use an infrared heat bulb anyway. You could cook chicks with infrared heat.

Small heat lamp bulbs are 125W incandescent flood lights with filter coated lens. When brooding small batches of birds I'd use 75W incandescent bulbs which are typical light bulbs of less than decade ago. Your 85W flood light is a good heat source but may emit a lot of lumens (bright light). If it's bright you could always spray a mist of paint on the lens to tone down the glare. It's the wattage making the heat, the emitting light isn't even needed.

i was actually curious to know the lumens so i looked it up on lowes website and says it has 0

 

[Egghead_Jr]

That's funny. Do they use candela units?

 

[JonathanL23]

That's funny. Do they use candela units?

This is the one i bought https://www.lowes.ca/incandescent-l...r-incandescent-flood-light-bulb_g1191172.html

 

[Egghead_Jr]

That's great. It's a red coating on it so shouldn't be bright at all.