10x10” Heating Plate with Hard Anti-Roost Cone Set and Removable Comfort Feathers – Chick Brooder Heat Plate Warms Up to 15 Chicks – Energy Efficient - Safer Than Heat Lamps

100% better than a heat lamp. Loved everything about the design and function of this. Made keeping baby chicks warm over a winter raising period. Easily raises to adjust for their growth spurts. They got under it easily and figured it out well. Worry free for temperature and safety. Love the top design to keep it clean cause the birds can't get on top of it to poop on it, total genius design!!! Perfect size and height needs accommodated group of 9 growing chicks. Hope it lasts forever, but would definitely buy again. Great buyers quick delivery didn't have any problems so don't know about customer support.

So much better than a heat lamp. Worry free and the chicks love it! Uses less electricity and is a convenient solution for chick brooding.

Excellent for your brooder, love the you can change the height. Easy to put together and clean. Makes raising chick a little easier and you don't have to worry about lamps catching fire,

We purchased this Brooder Heating Plate for our new batch of pullets. The concept is very simple...the plate gets warm and the chicks go under it to keep warm. This is not a heater and it will not heat your room, coop or pen. It is designed to simulate a brooding mama hen and the chicks go under until they get warm then pop back out to play and peck around then return to warm up again. The weird looking cone is to keep them from climbing on top and pooping all over it. We set our s up in a portable chicken coop we purchased here as well. the heating plate gets warm to the touch but not hot and after it had been on for a few hours, I could still touch it with no burn or discomfort, so totally safe for the chicks to be under. We also purchased the optional feather skirting and the chicks seem really happy with this.

Pros: Safer than a heat lamp. At least with the feather skirt, more natural... more like going into darkness beneath a mother hen for warmth. Easy to adjust (the legs) as the chicks grow. You don’t have that red glow from a heat bulb when you’re trying to take pictures! Easy to clean. Cons: With a heat lamp (I never used the huge 250 bulbs, only 75-100 watt reptile bulbs), I could easily see the chicks and their behaviors...piled directly beneath - not warm enough...avoiding the spot light - too hot...some beneath, others in the perimeter - ideal. With this form of heat, I couldn’t tell anything without shoving my hand beneath to feel for where they were. So not being able to quickly do a visual check was frustrating for me. Also, although the unit does have a small light on it, at least with the feather skirt, I couldn’t really see the light to make sure the unit was always working. With a lamp it’s very obvious whether it’s working or not. Obviously a wired lamp doesn’t get dirty, while this thing becomes a playground for the chicks within a few days of growth, so does get pooped on. I would like to note that while this is advertised for up to 15 chicks, those would have to be 15 teensy quail chicks, not chicken chicks. I could see up to 8 regular sized chicks fitting comfortably beneath it for the first 2-3 weeks, maybe 10-12 very small breed bantams. Also, the feather skirt gets pretty nasty after 2-3 weeks, but was well worth the extra $10 for the more natural feel of brooding.

We had a heat lamp for our chicken brooder but weren’t comfortable leaving it on all day while we weren’t home. After some searching I found this heater and liked that it came with the cone for the top (as an optional add on) so they can’t get on top and make a mess. SUPER easy to assemble. It says not to measure the temp in the brooder with a thermometer because it provides heat underneath but we have a temp gun for other things at home so we use that to gauge the temp. It definitely gets warm under there and provides the perfect balance in the brooder with a warm spot and space to let them cool off if needed. The temp gun isn’t needed though because the chicks do regulate themselves. As they’ve grown, they went from completely under it every night to sitting just outside of it, to further away until it wasn’t needed. It was well worth the money for peace of mind that our heat lamp wouldn’t fail on us. The only thing I wish it had was some kind of light. The heat lamp provided a red light so you and the chicks can still see. With the table, you have to have some light source so they don’t panic and trample each other. Absolutely not a deal breaker though. If you’re on the fence, but this.

After a lot of reading, we decided to go with a brooder plate for a heat source for our new chicks. This brooder plate was highly recommended by other chicken people so I went ahead and ordered this one. We've had our chicks for 5 weeks now and the heat plate has been perfect. The chicks have used the brooder plate for both warmth and security. I've adjusted the legs and raised the plate over the past 5 weeks, and I just now unplugged it. They don't need the heat source anymore, but they do still like to get under it when they sleep at night and nap during the day. Once the chicks go outside into the coop, I'll clean up the brooder plate and store it away until we get another batch of chicks. Great purchase and much safer than a heat lamp!

Worked as it should.