radiant flat panel coop heater experience?

[Magg992001]

Sorry I should have mentioned looking for something close to the 400W as the 200W won't be large enough for coop size and temperatures we see in Canada.
Thanks Again!

 

[CruellasCoup]

I got one a few weeks ago and I love it, but since it’s small and I have 6 chickens I may end up getting another one:

Cozy Products Safe Chicken Coop Pet Heater 200W Flat Panel

I got it from amazon. Like many others, I was very worried about heating the coop due to fire hazard, but this specific product is zero clearance, meaning it can touch wood shavings, hay, etc without danger of fire. It was 2 degrees last night and the coop got down to 12. It’s not designed to heat the whole coop, which is what I was looking for. I have it mounted on the wall directly across from the night roost, maybe 10 inches or so from the roost itself. About 3 birds can fit directly in front of it. Even if they were touching it, it’s not so hot it would burn them. It shouldn’t be placed on a ceiling, but on the floor or mounted on a wall. It wouldn’t do any good to place it above the chickens, since it only radiates heat to whatever is close in front of it. Mine is thermostatically controlled as well.

I have used this product for about 2 weeks now as needed, and give it 2 thumbs up. Just wish it came in a bigger size too.

Ps- I monitor the temp and humidity in the coop, and this heater does not raise humidity at all.

I got one a few weeks ago and I love it, but since it’s small and I have 6 chickens I may end up getting another one:

Cozy Products Safe Chicken Coop Pet Heater 200W Flat Panel

I got it from amazon. Like many others, I was very worried about heating the coop due to fire hazard, but this specific product is zero clearance, meaning it can touch wood shavings, hay, etc without danger of fire. It was 2 degrees last night and the coop got down to 12. It’s not designed to heat the whole coop, which is what I was looking for. I have it mounted on the wall directly across from the night roost, maybe 10 inches or so from the roost itself. About 3 birds can fit directly in front of it. Even if they were touching it, it’s not so hot it would burn them. It shouldn’t be placed on a ceiling, but on the floor or mounted on a wall. It wouldn’t do any good to place it above the chickens, since it only radiates heat to whatever is close in front of it. Mine is thermostatically controlled as well.

I have used this product for about 2 weeks now as needed, and give it 2 thumbs up. Just wish it came in a bigger size too.

Ps- I monitor the temp and humidity in the coop, and this heater does not raise humidity at all.

I bought 2 since I have 7 and hung it like you did, I hope it’s enough for them, we are getting single digits tomorrow. Why only 2 thumbs up?

 

[Grandma Quinn]

we bought this to check it out and found that on high it is very hot to the touch and will burn your hand. The instructions state otherwise. We are not sure if we are going to use this or not.

 

[purpleyboots]

http://www.shopthecoop.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=STC&Product_Code=2FP&Category_Code=He
I just ordered this and am wondering if anybody has any experience with them (or something like it). I searched through the previous posts, but unless I overlooked something the last discussion of them was 2007ish. I have a (roughly) 4x6 coop for 7 hens, but some of them are molting now and pretty bare in some areas, so I wanted to provide some extra warmth this winter (I haven't needed to in winters past). I'm thinking I'll attach it to the roof, which is at an angle (from roughly 4' at the high end (where the perch is) to about 2' on the low side), so that it's near but not right over top of their perch (if it were right over the perch I think it might be too close to them). I'm terrified to try and do any kind of light heat source, since it's such a small coop that is already filled with birds and shavings, just asking for an accident. I really hope this works. I got the thermostatically controlled outlet as well, so it'll go on at 35 and off at 45.

I’ve been using the radiant heat panels for years… attaching them to the roof will not provide sufficient heat to your flock as heat rises. I attach mine to the wall beneath their nesting boxes and perches. My 2nd coop it just sits on the floor beneath the boxes and perches