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Some people love the heat plate. I have just seen so many terrible things happen over the years here on these forums that I could never recommend it. With that said, peoples houses have burnt down from heat lamps (mixed with incompetence). Pick your poison I suppose.

I'd say it will probably take your heat lamp 5 to 10 mins to warm up, and your tote probably 10 more mins. I use the metal watering trough. It is a one time, $50 investment, but it will eliminate any and all worries of temps. A chick will regulate their own temp (move toward or away from the...

A brooder should be a smaller space, and would reach its temps and hold them pretty quickly. We use the same brooder set up every time, so I usually only set it up 30 mins before I'm putting them in because I know it's good. If you are unsure, I'd say an hour would be good. on top of that...