what is a heating pad momma? I'm new to raIsing chickens
A human heating pad attached to a framework so it's like the underside of a hen. The chicks go underneath and snuggle up against the pad for warmth/security. The advantages are many: chicks sleep at night as they would naturally, substantially lower power consumption than methods designed to heat a large area, inexpensive to make, and are both warm enough for coop brooding or cool enough to not overheat the brooder in a human house.