I am getting my chicks in a month and starting to build their brooder. I know the standard advice is to leave light bulbs, either special heating ones or just normal household ones, on pretty much 24/7 for the first several weeks. But frankly, the thought of leaving a white-hot bulb poised above highly flammable woodchips and cardboard when I am not home scares the dickens out of me. If something were to go wrong, poof, there goes your house.
Am I the only one who feels this paranoid? Are there any less incendiary options for maintaining chick warmth? Options that come with less risk of burning your house down?
Am I the only one who feels this paranoid? Are there any less incendiary options for maintaining chick warmth? Options that come with less risk of burning your house down?