https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mama-heating-pad-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update.956958/
It's a way of using a heating pad as a fake mama hen for warming chicks instead of a heat lamp.
I am getting my first chicks in April and already have my mhp all ready to go. Hope it goes well!
Okay so I've just read this entire thread.
I don't even have any chickens yet (first chicks coming in April) and I'm already the crazy chicken lady.
For Christmas my family got me chicken gifts- a harness, tree ornament, rubber chicken, and a crazy chicken hat to name a few.
Now I CAN'T WAIT...