Cozy Coop Heater & Brooder Temperature

[Kaiser5000]

Hi all!

I wanted to thank each one of you for your thoughtful responses. I emailed with Cozy Coop yesterday and they confirmed that while the panel *is* designed for brooding baby chicks, since I had 11 of assorted sizes, it would be best to have 2 panels. Great sales ploy, right

That being said, upon further research, it does note the the panel was only for 6-8 chicks so perhaps one got crowded out. I feel awful about it but stopped by Tractor Supply and picked up another of a different brand (what they had) and put it next to the other. When I checked before bed, they were all piled up and yelling on the OPPOSITE side of the brooder as if they were cold but I gently moved a few near the panels and the others followed suit. Little sweeties. This morning they were happy, healthy and all alive, thank goodness.

We decided that the one that passed will be a little guardian angel for the ones still here-- Silly, I know, but makes me feel a little better.

Again, thanks all!

 

[Blooie]

That was my original plan after Katie burned her arm on the heat lamp, CC. But the spirit was willing, the wallet was weak. I just couldn’t justify the expense for something I’d use for a couple of weeks and then put away for a year or two. The heating pad had worked well for Scout’s emergency treatment, so I figured I’d modify it and Mama Heating Pad was born! Bonus: I can wash it in the washer, dry it flat, and use it the rest of the year on my aches and pains. Can’t do that with a heat lamp or heat plate!

It’s nice to see you again! I’ve missed everyone!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That was my original plan after Katie burned her arm on the heat lamp, CC. But the spirit was willing, the wallet was weak. I just couldn’t justify the expense for something I’d use for a couple of weeks and then put away for a year or two. The heating pad had worked well for Scout’s emergency treatment, so I figured I’d modify it and Mama Heating Pad was born! Bonus: I can wash it in the washer, dry it flat, and use it the rest of the year on my aches and pains. Can’t do that with a heat lamp or heat plate!

It’s nice to see you again! I’ve missed everyone!

I understand perfectly. I had already built two Ohio Brooders with stuff I had here that would brood 50 and 75 chicks respectively. They had two 250 watt heat lamps in them which I exchanged for 150 watt ceramic heat emitters when it was above freezing in the building. Now that I brood smaller numbers at a time I was encouraged by a couple other BYCers to consider the Premier 1. I did the math and realized unless I was going to brood 100 chicks, I would save money with the heat plate. The initial cost was shocking to me but not above what my electric bill was.
One has to do what they have to do for their situation.