The hardware store guy in Waco got me to ditch heat lamps for my 6 chicks
I was loading up a heat lamp at the feed store in Waco last week when an older guy in overalls asked how old my chicks were, and when I said 6 days he shook his head and said "you'll cook em, try a brooder plate." I figured he was just being a know-it-all, but two nights later my chicks were huddled in the far corner away from the lamp and I swapped to a plate the next morning. Anyone else get talked into switching by a random stranger at the store, and did it actually work out for you?