Keep chicks and other young poultry warm with heat lamps or heating plates.
A multispecies heat lamp—our safer, effective alternative to common metal heat lamps can be used with all types of animals and poultry, large and small. Shown above with optional Heat Lamp Stand.
The Heat Lamp Stand is a convenient, but more importantly, secure way to hang a heat lamp in a brooder. Feeders and waterers, such as the Combination 3 or Saturn 3, (shown) may be placed on a Chick Stand to reduce soiling.
How does a heating plate work? The underside of the plate is heated—the chicks go under the plate and touch their backs to it. This simulates how a mother hen keeps her chicks warm.
Will the plate be too hot? If the chicks get too warm, they can and do move out from under it. Use the yellow legs to change the height so chicks almost touch the underside of the plate. As chicks grow, raise the plate by adjusting the yellow legs.
Advantages Over a Heat Lamp
Uses less electricity. Only 15–66 watts!
Less risk of fire because of the lower surface temperature (only 125°).
Field observation: Birds raised under plates appear more calm than those reared under lamps.
To reduce chicks climbing on top of the heater, use a Heating Plate Cover. This will reduce the ability for chicks to perch on the plate.
Innovative chicken nesting box is draft free, but ventilated to keep the hens warm in winter and cool in summer. Easy-to-clean and will not rot or rust.
Excellent all-purpose trough for birds and small animals can be used to provide feed, water or a quick “swimming hole” for poultry. Easy to clean and move.
These unique pieces of wall art are hand-pressed onto natural burlap using water-based inks.
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