They are primarily used for reptiles but can and do function just as well for chick brooders.
Ceramic brooder bulb.
A bulb that is ceramic and emits heat.
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Heat lamps are preferable because of their longer life.
Ceramic heat emitter bulbs are just what they sound like.
They give one major advantage over the regular red 250 watt bulb.
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They do not provide light to your chicks just heat and so chicks are used to day and.
Use either heat lamps or reflector floodlamps.
250 watt bulbs are the most likely to scorch the lid of the brooder and cause premature socket failure.