26 day old chicks arriving TUESDAY!

[Chicks in VA]

Each plate was 119 dollars and I bought them on Amazon. If you give me about 2 weeks I’ll give you my honest review. In the past, I’ve used lamps - these had great reviews and allegedly much safer.

i will wait, 119 is a little over my budget

 

[629864]

Gorgeous coop! I want to live there!

Me too! I love it!

 

[Iluveggers]

Hi

I’m using two 16 x 24 adjustable brooder heating plates. It’ll provide 95 degree heat at first and I can raise each week as needed until they no longer require.

I LOVE my brooder plates! (I have 2 also).

One thing I wanted to point out is they aren’t supposed to be used when room/barn temp is below 55 degrees or the chicks may not stay warm enough. Not sure how warm your brooder room is, but just making sure you knew that!

 

[CoopintheWoods]

I use a brooder plate too. It's great, and I transitioned to a (much cheaper) wall-mounted plate once my latest batch was older.
Good luck with your chicks!

 

[FrankiesFamFarm]

I LOVE my brooder plates! (I have 2 also).

One thing I wanted to point out is they aren’t supposed to be used when room/barn temp is below 55 degrees or the chicks may not stay warm enough. Not sure how warm your brooder room is, but just making sure you knew that!

I did not know this. So glad I posted - and you graciously responded. Thank you.

 

[FrankiesFamFarm]

I use a brooder plate too. It's great, and I transitioned to a (much cheaper) wall-mounted plate once my latest batch was older.
Good luck with your chicks!

Thank you. Can you tell me more about your wall mounted solution?

 

[CoopintheWoods]

I'm afraid I don't remember exactly what brand I have, and I'm sure the box is long lost. It's similar to this one:
https://www.chewy.com/cozy-products...dT2QGdnBTN8FlzywxHcCNn1nLfvC_4aRoC4WsQAvD_BwE

It had removable "feet" (which are also probably lost), but I always mounted it on a wall. It was a good solution for small coops.

My favorite small-coop solution, though, was an outdoor cat heating pad. It was an off-brand one (and was only maybe $25) similar to this:
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai...hUKEwjG_LHb6cP1AhUxVd8KHWY4CTsQww8IpQw&adurl=

The chickens would sleep on the pad, but I never worried about fire because it wasn't warm enough to start one like a heat lamp might be.

Both the wall mounted plate and the heating pad were used in small coops that were not insulated and only had a few chickens in them. I don't think I used either in a brooder, but definitely used the wall plate once the chicks moved into their first coop.

Best wishes!