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I'll work on getting a red bulb. I have a thermometer (the white box in some of the pix) that logs data to a weatherstation so I can graph the temp over time. Last night, I left the two lights on (no chicks yet) and it got down to 78 which really isn't warm enough.When I used a 'heat' light in the inside brooder,
I used a 100W red reptile bulb with a dimmer extension cord.
Details here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-chick-heat-blurb.75619/
My heating pad also has multiple heat settings.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/pseudo-brooder-heater-plate.67729/
There's lots of ways to heat chicks, but care must be taken that they can adjust some themselves. Using a thermometer(except with over-head pads) and their behaviors to judge what works best.