Heating plate... fire?

[Clairemarie1982]

Hey! We have a few chicks in our brooder in the laundry room. We were wanting to move them to the big girl coup a little sooner than usual- it’s not heated out there. My question is can a heating plate be placed temporarily in the outdoor coop? It still gets chilly here at night and would be too cold for them. I know there are many horror stories about heating lamps catching fire but what about heating plates, can they also catch fire? I just wanted to check to make sure there aren’t dangers before doing it. Thanks in advance!!

 

[Kiki]

Couple of questions real quick...

How old are your chicks?
Where about in the world do you live...what's your weather like?

 

[Eggscaping]

It would have to be defective. It's not designed to get hot to the touch. The chicks go underneath and the "ceiling" is warm enough to push against and it will warm them up...like a mama hen...but not hot enough to burn them. You can put your hands underneath to pick it up and won't burn your fingers...as opposed to an actual light bulb.

 

[New2COchicks]

Hey! We have a few chicks in our brooder in the laundry room. We were wanting to move them to the big girl coup a little sooner than usual- it’s not heated out there. My question is can a heating plate be placed temporarily in the outdoor coop? It still gets chilly here at night and would be too cold for them. I know there are many horror stories about heating lamps catching fire but what about heating plates, can they also catch fire? I just wanted to check to make sure there aren’t dangers before doing it. Thanks in advance!!

How much did you pay for heating plate?

 

[bgill1215]

I have an outside brooder with a heat plate. Heat plates are a lot safer than heating lights.

 

[Naser]

I keep heating plates in outdoor coop from day 1, I keep it sheltered from rain and wind, I have one out right now.

 

[Clairemarie1982]

Couple of questions real quick...

How old are your chicks?
Where about in the world do you live...what's your weather like?

Our chicks are 4 weeks old. We planned on putting them out at 6 weeks old when they are fully feathered like we did with our other flock. I just thought if we can put the heating plate out in the coop for the next 2 weeks we can get them out sooner. We live in Connecticut. The weather is crazy! Last week it snowed. This past week has been nice during the day but 30s at night. So we keep them out during the day but bring them inside in the evening.

 

[Clairemarie1982]

How much did you pay for heating plate?

We got it brand new from my pet chicken last spring. I looked on their site now and it’s $80. So I guess about that.

 

[Clairemarie1982]

Thanks everyone for your helpful replies!