No disruptive light allowing chicks to sleep at night as they should.
Chicken brooder heat lamp.
Young chicks are unable to maintain their body temperature and so must be kept warm in some way.
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It s inexpensive and it works to some extent.
Uses less electricity 14 watts vs.
An infra red bulb is the more efficient than white as it doesn t stop the chicks from sleeping which white light does and can help prevent pecking.
Alternatively a lamp like this gives off no light at all.
When setting up a brooder one of the biggest essentials for the chicks is a heat source.
Height is easily adjusted for growing chicks.
When shopping for heating options the one product that is consistently sold everywhere for chicks is the metal clamp lamp with 250 watt heat bulb.