Red bulbs -- why can I only find 25w or 250w?

I am in the same situation today. I was going to try petco later.

 

I would suggest a pet store , I think the bulbs are in the reptile section but be prepared to pay a hefty price there.

Just checked Petco online and they have several varieties of heat lamps 50-75 watt bulbs start at $14.99 Its sad considering I pay $3 for a 250 watt infared bulb at fleet farm here

 

I tried both kinds of bulbs. The problem is, you can't regulate the heat. SO, I bought a little fan forced air heater with a thermostat (about $20), hung it up just high enough they couldn't get on top of it and it has held my coop temp steady at 60 even though it went down to 30 last night. There is a guard on the front that would prevent them from touching an element. If you find one that's too close to the front, just put a cylinder of hardware cloth around the whole thing,. Mine is only about 8x12x4" . Problem solved.

 

Lowes has them

 

I once also found a 40 watt red, but they are very unusual. A friend and customer once brought me a red reptile bulb, a 150 watt--perfect! I need another one so a petstore is the best place for those, I believe. I have a 60 watt red reptile bulb that I keep on my crippled BR rooster all winter long.

 

PetsMart has the infared 50W and higher in their reptile section. Prices start at $11.50 USD here.

 

We get 100 and 150 watt ones at our hardware store. They are with the regular lightbulbs on the bottom shelf..used for spotlights.

 

40watt bulbs are easy to find. They are sold as party bulbs in a variety of colors and at a lot of stores that have a wide range of products. 40watts won't really give you any heat though. It only raises my indoor brooder a degree or 2. If you want something that will produce a noticeable amount of heat you have to go look at reptile bulbs.