Tanning light for chicks? (ASAP)

[Chickengirl209]

Hey all,
I was wondering whether or not it was a good idea to use a tanning light for raising chicks rather than a heat lamp. I already have a tanning light, but I don't have a heat lamp. I need to know soon because I'm getting them early Thurs morning. Some people I thought I might ask:
@Eggcessive
@Kiki
@U_Stormcrow
@nuthatched
Thank you!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Can I say "damned if I know"? Depending on who you ask, I'm likely damned already, but in any event, I haven't a clue.

I use heat plates, not lamps. and when I do use a "lamp", its a black ceramic reptile bulb, not a "light" at all. Gives off essentially nothing in my visible spectrum.

 

[Kiki]

No. I'd not use a tanning bed light OR a heat lamp at all.
I'd use a regular old school light bulb.
https://www.amazon.com/GE-41032-Inc...7002&s=hi&sbo=RZvfv//HxDF+O5021pAnSA==&sr=1-3

 

[The Moonshiner]

No. tanning lights are for the other kind of chicks.
Poultry chicks need bulbs that put off heat.

 

[Ridgeback825]

Tanning bulbs give off uv light, you need heat. I'd get something else. You'll probably save the cost of it in electricity. Lol

 

[Chickengirl209]

Thanks all!

 

[Chickengirl209]

For anyone in the future who wants to know about if this odd idea worked:
The tanning light did work. I kept them in the laundry room which is about 65 degrees. The tanning light produced 80+ degree heat (I can't know if more, the thermometor was for the fridge.) I turned it on over them and they were the perfect temp, running happily around. At night I used a radiant heater (The room is small) that way they could have darkness, and, well, the light just isn't meant to stay on all the time.