red or white light

[noahsark]

JM is sending us a first batch of freedom rangers this week. we are new to this and with the last batch of chicks I raised, the store was out of the white light so I bought red, a few days later the light broke and i put the white light in...within hours they were tearing eachother apart..Is this normal..i thought it was coincidence, that maybe the twmp was wrong, so i put the red light back, all was well. When they were 6 weeks, i put a white light back in, same problem, they were eating eachothers butts! OMG, is this gross or what...so now wiht brand new babys coming what should I do?

 

[woodmort]

Red--keep a couple handy in case one burns out or gets broken.

 

[harleyjo]

x2

 

[maestra]

Our chicks are only 19 days old, but we use red....
One time--for about 20 minutes--we used white, and their behaviors changed immediately--and not for the better!
They were very aggressive with each other...
As soon as I switched the white out for the red, they calmed down and went to sleep...
Also, when we first brought them home from the feed store, for the first 3 days they had white, and perhaps that contributed to the horrible case of pasty butts they all had.
I vote red!

 

[3chimama]

I always use red light and have been problem free so far...

 

[Sportsterjeep]

I use white, but that's just us. And our brooder has had chicks or ducks in it off and on since march. Yeah, we like raising birds

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[Sportsterjeep]

Double post, stupid puter.

 

[Jstall]

They can not see red. Incandescent white light affects there growth. You want your chicks to rest and with a white light on they will not rest. It will cause them to be up eating and drinking.

 

[CorporateGranola]

Big fan of the red lights... We got the bulb and base at tractor supply

 

[Cattitude]

We've used the red lights and they perch or cuddle up together when night comes, no problems. I haven't tried white lights... and after reading your post, I don't think I shall!!