I think this neat! Do you own one?

[BlacksheepCardigans]

In the UK it's common to use what they call electric hens instead of brooder lights. Since Brinsea is a European company they make an electric hen too. It's meant to never get hot enough to be dangerous; it acts, well, like a hen. The chicks snuggle up to it to get warm. Some people absolutely love them; others find them too fiddly and would rather have the light.

 

[Nodaksnakelover]

*Please note, there is a 20% restocking fee for returns on this item.

that last little note in the advertising made me giggle. Save your money and just get a regular lamp. I see the concept of it, but...umm...nah, I usually have a LOT of babies at a time when I'm in need of heat so...at the price of this thing, and only brooding 20...

 

[wilkey44]

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A 100 w bulb and a plastic bulb holder will do the same thing for about $3.50

 

[Denninmi]

I have one and like it. It is good only for small batches of chicks, like 10-15 chickens/ducklings/turkey poults, or 30-40 quail. But I'm just an amateur, and don't need more than that at a time, so not a problem. What I like about it is the safety -- if something flammable comes into contact with a 100 watt light bulb, it WILL burn or at least smoke (I know from experience!). The Ecoglow is a gentle heat, no part of it is too hot to handle at any time.

My turkey poults seemed to like it the best, because at about 5 days old they figured out how to climb on top of it, and really seemed to enjoy their heated roost (kind of like my boss bragging about the heated/coooled seats in his Escalade).

 

[search4one]

I like that it will work on 12 volts DC. If your power goes out you just hook it up to a battery and you're good to go. Beats scrambling for a generator and just when you get one all hooked up, the power comes back on. I don't plan on buying one however.

Randy
Winters, CA

 

[Judy]

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I get all the broodies I want, and then some. Just be sure you get some breeds that tend to go broody.

 

[oldtimeway]

Shoot, if you only have a few chicks, take a #2 washtub and mount a 100 to 150 watt lightbulb inside it, set the thing up on some plain old chimney bricks and plug it in. It's an inexpensive brooder and works very well. If the brooderhouse is cold, they stay under the tub, if the chicks get too warm, they move out a ways. You can start with the brick setting on it's broad side and as the chicks grow, turn the brinck to the narrow side and then from there, you can add another brick to each corner so you're raising the height on the side of your "brooder" as your chicks grow.