That was sort of how I felt. A 5% fail rate was far too high for my comfort levels. I'd rather have cold birds than dead birds, however I hope to find something that I do feel safe using as a small heat source. I would like to spoil them a little :)
This was for the Cozy brand. 5% of the reviews were one star, nearly every one of them had complaints of excessive heat radiating from them. However, there are 2700 reviews. It's just not a risk I was willing to take. I don't use any source of heat. I actually love my chickens to the point that...