You will need to position the lamp much higher off of the brooder. It does use more electricity too, so if you can find 125 watts I'd switch to that when you can.The lights I have are 250 watt, do you think this would be just too hot, or could it be manage with how far it can be in relation to the chicks? Sorry with all the questions, I just don't know of any other better group of people to ask than here.