Bantam Mini Coop

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

The chicks love thier mama hen inspired brooder.

 

[aart]

Is the heating pad on the floor?

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

Is the heating pad on the floor?

It is in a spot, is that an issue?

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

It is in a spot, is that an issue?

I guess it’s a bit of a fire hazard

 

[cavemanrich]

I guess it’s a bit of a fire hazard

If it does not BURN your hand, it is not likely to be a fire hazard. One thing you can do if you do have such concerns, is to place pad on some ceramic, or clay tiles.

A 18 x 18 inch tile like this costs about $6. If you have any kind other, laying around and are smaller, just use more than one.

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

If it does not BURN your hand, it is not likely to be a fire hazard. One thing you can do if you do have such concerns, is to place pad on some ceramic, or clay tiles.

A 18 x 18 inch tile like this costs about $6. If you have any kind other, laying around and are smaller, just use more than one.

Sounds great! Thanks for the tips. It is not hot enough to burn my hand but I did have some ceramic tiles kicking around , so I put them under just to be safe . The chicks like to snuggle in that spot the most. They’re not too cold cuz they spend lots of time roaming but when they do settle they lay down in there.
Two of my chicks have pasty butt. Is there anything more I can do for them besides dabbing thier little bums with some warm wetted paper towel ? For now I’m just cleaning them up regularly as best I can and then putting some coconut oil on to soften up the feathers .any tips?

 

[cavemanrich]

I never dealt with pasty butt. I would think that a slight smear of that coconut oil on the vent area may keep the gumdrops from sticking, thus dropping off.

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

Yeah I’m smearing the coconut oil around the vent and underneath in the areas it’s clumping and drying onto

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

Yeah I’m smearing the coconut oil around the vent and underneath in the areas it’s clumping and drying onto.

 

[aart]

It is in a spot, is that an issue?

Is there a heating pad 'overhead' too?

I guess it’s a bit of a fire hazard

No, I was thinking more that it might be too much heat with both over and under(if that's the case.

Have seen folks use heating pads on floor, works OK
...gonna be 'fun' to clean<wrinklesnose>