Bulb

[blackswamp]

What color (clear or red) bulb do you use in the brooder for new chicks & what watt?

Thanks
Jeff

 

[binza1979]

I start them out with a 250 watt red bulb. Then I move down to 150 watt white...and then 75 watt, then 60 watt, then 25 watt, then nothing.

 

[Chickens R Us]

Red, 250 watt. should be around 95 degrees the first week then decrease 5 degrees every week until around 70 degrees. You can decrease or increase the heat by raising or lowering the light.

 

[bj taylor]

I start them out with a 250 watt red bulb. Then I move down to 150 watt white...and then 75 watt, then 60 watt, then 25 watt, then nothing.

X2

 

[LillianMae]

red bulb

 

[debid]

I have a 175W and a 100W red bulbs. I'm brooding four chicks in an outdoor brooder. The 175 is too hot for all but the coldest weather here (20s or below). For 30F to 70F, I use the 100. Over 70, I check often and unplug for part of the day. I guess my chicks didn't read the handbook because they were comfy at 75 degrees when I took them out for a field trip for a few hours after seeing them panting and avoiding their light. They're not quite two weeks old.

 

[Okie Girl]

We're using a 40 watt regular bulb... BUT our babies are inside. This was on advice of our local feed store.