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    Freezing water

    I have read about this, would love to know how it works for you! I have one coop with no hydro that is a real pain!
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    Need help with best brooder option for new chicks

    I have used the momma heating pad for my last two hatches and I am totally sold on it! I used heat lamps with no issues until they started making them with that thinner bulbous glass and they dont feel safe to use at all anymore! My chicks go straight out to a brooder in my coop as soon as they...
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    Heat Lamp Anxiety is Crippling Me

    Might be cheaper at walmart. Only $35.99 CDN at walmart here.
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    Heat Lamp Anxiety is Crippling Me

    This one is what you need...
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    Heat Lamp Anxiety is Crippling Me

    Not that heating pad! It too only has the auto off feature that you cant turn off. I will see if I can find you the US price and link to the one you need.
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    Freezing water

    I have also used a regular household 100 watt bulb. For most of you it would work great, but at about 20 below the water does freeze up.
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    Freezing water

    Ya, I took that pic in spring when I changed it our for a 75 watt because it didnt need a lot of heat. I adjust it accordingly, sorry for the confusion, lol
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    Freezing water

    I water three pens in an 8x12 shed with one waterer. Set a patio stone on the floor, put a chimney liner block on top, and a floodlight in a metal headlamp holder, then top with another patio stone. I arranged my pens to all meet at the waterer. Best set up ever, and it keeps water thawed at...
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    Heat Lamp Anxiety is Crippling Me

    4 week old silkie chicks, its snowing outside, they only use the heating pad when they feel like it now...and I went in a few minutes ago, not one of them is using it...but as you can see they do take the hay off the top and sit on top sometimes to get warmed up. It is wrapped in a towel and...
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    Heat Lamp Anxiety is Crippling Me

    Sunbeam king size heating pad with the ability to shut of the 2 hour timer as shown in pic. Now the ONLY fault I have found with this is that if the power goes out you have to manually go turn it back on. The good thing is though that the chicks can huddle under and stay pretty warm anyway. I...
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    Frizzles in Cold Climates

    Well mine do, yes, but they started life with a momma heating pad from hatch, so they are used to cave like structures
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    Heat Lamp Anxiety is Crippling Me

    I Second this, yes Drape a warm towel over the Brinsea. Mine do great under the momma heating pad in subzero temps as well, and definitely seem to be healthier and feather out faster than with heat bulbs
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    Heat Lamp Anxiety is Crippling Me

    I dont have any experience with the Brinsea, but looking at it I would say it definitely would need to be skirted to be used like a heating pad over a basket. My chicks tend to snuggle toward the back away from the open end. If it was open all around it would definitely not be the same effect.
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    Frizzles in Cold Climates

    I built a box in my coop for my very young silkies to sleep in. It works by keeping thier body heat contained in a smaller space for them.
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    Heat Lamp Anxiety is Crippling Me

    I use a heating pad method, and life couldn't be easier! I am in Northern Ontario Canada and have always put my day olds straight out to a brooder in my coop from as early as March, to November. I used to use heat lamps until I read about the momma heating pad brooder idea on here. I have 3...
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