RentACoop 12x12 Inch Adjustable Heating Plate with Bonus Foldable Anti-Roost Cone for up to 20 Chicks | Small Chick Brooder Heat Plate – Energy-Efficient and Safer Than Heat Lamps

My husband and I recently acquired our first flock of chicks. Their bruder worked great for them. I loved the anti-roost cone that you could put on top of the heater to keep the flock from roosting on top of it, made it much easier to clean and take care of. I love the adjusting legs so as the chicks get bigger, you can adjust the height of the top of the Bruder to meet their heating needs. It worked well for them until they were ready to go out into the backyard. The first couple days we had them on paper towels to make sure that they were doing OK, once we switched them to pine shavings there was no issue at all with substrate and the heating mechanism. Very safe, very affordable.

We had 12 chicks and 4 ducks under this thing and it did great!! I love that you can adjust the height and it provides the perfect amount of heat for our babies! We had it on for about 4 weeks straight and it never missed a beat! 10/10 would recommend!

Easy to use, adjustable height, chicks love it and better on your power bill.

Doesn’t get too hot or too cold and very adjustable for all ages of chicks. I’ve also noticed less noisy and more comfortable attitudes from the chicks, not to mention I can sleep at night knowing that the fire hazard is much smaller compared to the lamps

I started with a heat lamp for my day old chicks and ended up purchasing this the day they arrived because I realized I’d have to keep moving the lamp in order to maintain the temperature I wanted. It takes an hour to heat up but as soon as I put it in the temporary enclosure I put the chicks under it and it has been very hands off ever since! I haven’t had to monitor the coop temperature, they have the freedom to move in and out. I will say they really liked to perch on top of it so it would get a lot of poop on it. So would recommend the anti-perch accessory so you can avoid that. I only have 3 chicks so it hasn’t been that big of a deal for me to just clean when I change the water.

This is my first time hatching/brooding/ raising layers. Total noob. I chose this because I successfully hatched 6 fertilized eggs in my man cave room in the basement and after reading about red lamp fire horror stories, there was no way I would have a heat lamp in my house. Once the chicks hatched, they took to the plate right away. They loved it and it allowed me to keep them inside for the first week. After that I moved them out to my heated shop into a stock tank with this plate on one end and a red lamp on the other.It worked very well and seemed to maintain a consistent temp. Chicks grow incredibly fast, and there is really no way this would accommodate any more than 10 up to the age where they can regulate their own body temp.Keep it away from the sides of your brooder to keep a chick from getting trapped by others. I did notice a few very small featherless spots on their backs, likely from the heat of the plate, possibly having the legs set too low, but the spots have since filled in.

Took me a few days to realize the cine absolutely needs to be on, or that thing will be a poop deck for them in no time. Cones save livesHeat-wise, it's great. They love it. We love it. I got this size for 10 chicks, and they still all fit at 4 weeks. Works well, very warm, easy to raise up and down.

I have used this mow with 3 sets of chicks and it worms absolutely great! I love how it is adjustable and easy to setup!