I got a book from the library "Choosing and Keeping Chickens" by Chris Graham and he says that a white light is the worst kind of light and not good to use. The brightness keeps them from sleeping well and makes them nervous, and also they grow too fast. He said that the red lights are "poor consolation" and that the best thing is to have your light and heat separate. I have a white heat lamp bulb and also a red one. This is my first day with the chicks and I've had the white one in but was thinking of switching to the red for the night, and possibly keeping the red since I've seen some pecking that I couldn't tell if it was friendly or not.
So what do you guys use? What do you think about what this author says? I see lots of pictures where people are using the white heat lamps.
Thanks as always!
Frances
So what do you guys use? What do you think about what this author says? I see lots of pictures where people are using the white heat lamps.
Thanks as always!
Frances