MHP brand?

[LadyAchee]

What brand do y'all use for your MHP? I'd like to try that method with my chicks this time.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Are you asking about brooder plates or making your own Mama Heating Pad?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...d-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update.956958/

 

[rosemarythyme]

I think the one commonly recommended on here is this: https://www.amazon.com/Sunbeam-732-...8&sprefix=sunbeam+heating,aps,159&sr=8-7&th=1

I just use whatever no-name brand pad I can find that doesn't have a 2 hr auto shut off - really that's the one essential thing. And since I only brood a few chicks at a time, a smaller pad is my personal preference, not an XL.

 

[LadyAchee]

Yes I'd like to make my own MHP.

I saw people had recommended that one but there were some scary reviews.

 

[DragonGirls]

This is the one I use after seeing it on the MHP thread, it has an auto off button.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008744QM4?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes I'd like to make my own MHP.

I saw people had recommended that one but there were some scary reviews.

If you're making your own, then find a heating pad like @rosemarythyme has suggested, with no auto shut off.
I don't even know what brand mine is now, I think it is probably Sunbeam. I would recommend that you opt for one long enough to go over the sides of whatever frame or cave you are going to make.