TSC heater only last for 1 year

[CCsGarden]

Hello,
Last year I bought the Producer's Pride Chicken Coop Brooder and Heater for my flock for warmth during the winter. They worked very well until this year. I went to place them in the coops since we have freezing temps every morning now, and it was making a buzzing sounds from the switch. The other did not even turn on. I did keep these in a bin during the summer since I was not using them.

I would like to know if there is a better one I can get that will last a couple years?

Another note about the Producer's Pride Chicken coop heater and brooder, is that I bought 3 last year and went to plug them all in and one of the three didn't even turn on. I feel like these are cheep.

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Thank you for your help!

 

[alinas2010]

Mine have only lasted about a year or so also, CC. But last year I invested in a dog house heater and let me tell you, I really like it! Fair warning, it is a bit expensive, but I feel like it’s safer than a traditional heater and it’s made for the environment of a pet.

It runs well; doesn’t get too hot, but keeps the chill off. It puts off hot air and even has a thermostat setting. Our coop is an 8x8 un-insulated shed and it heats that up about 10 degrees more than outside when the temps are above zero.

It does need blown out once in a while because chickens are so dusty, but that’s easy to do with an air compressor or canned air. It will just burn the dust off, too, though. It doesn’t really get hot enough to do much harm.
Link:
https://a.co/d/ece8OrD

If you’re wanting something that will produce more heat, oil filled radiant heaters are a life saver.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

I haven't used that to heat a coop, but I did buy it for moving winter chicks outdoors.

The design is very poor. I used painter's tape to cover up all the bits that couldn't be cleaned, before using it with the chicks. The part that mounts to a wall literally is open to the inside of the unit.

I'm not sure what temps you're at, but many chickens can handle the winters humans live in with average coats.