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Pasty butt is when it sticks to their vent, correct??
Your chick looks like a Silkie. Sweet!!! Our daughter and son in law have 4 grown Silkies.
If you're brooding inside and the room temp is over 60 degrees you can actually just use a 60 - 100 watt white incandescent bulb(no tough use coatings tho) should be plenty to keep them warm.Ok I know y'all are sick of me and my dilemma over what watt bulb I should use. I am really worried that the chicks are too warm. Especially the older ones. They are in the house and I've been using a 250 watt red bulb. I tied a regular 100 watt halogen bulb but felt like barely put out any heat. The light is at one end of brooder and they can move away from it but there is also a feeder and water dispenser and a log for perching. Guess I'm just being paranoid but I frett about them. They are all acting normal and eating and drinking.
Yea, I know, I sound crazy right. Just new to all this. Thanks for dealing with me
Do you have a temp gauge in the brooder?
I got this red basking light at Petsmart. It's 150 watts so I am going to try it. It's about 20-24 inches from floor of brooder, so I think it will put off enough heat. Going to give it a whirl anyway.