Heating Plates for Chick Brooders
An alternative to a heat lamp. Less of a fire risk. A heating plate simulates a hen keeping chicks warm and cozy beneath her feathers.
Heating Plate & Cover Dimensions (both sold separately):
- Extra Small: 10" x 10"
- Small: 12" x 12"
- Medium: 16" x 16"
- Large: 16" x 24"
Instructions/Diagrams:
Instructions 
Common Uses
Specs
- Extra Small:
- Keeps up to 15 chicks warm
- 15 watts/hr
- Plate & Cover: 10" x 10"
- Small:
- Keeps up to 20 chicks warm
- 22 watts/hr
- Plate & Cover: 12" x 12"
- Medium:
- Keeps up to 30 chicks warm
- 42 watts/hr
- Plate & Cover: 16" x 16"
- Large:
- Keeps up to 50 chicks warm
- 66 watts/hr
- Plate & Cover: 16" x 24"
- Height of all sizes adjusts from 1.5" to 6" by adjusting the yellow legs
- Yellow legs: 9.5"L
- ABS plastic
- Cord: 70"L
- 1 year warranty
Use a Dial-A-Temp to allow control of Premier's Heating Plates output between 105°F to 125°F or a Heating Plate Temperature Controller which allows control of Premier's Heating Plates output between 20% - 100% of full output.
Benefits
Heating plate advantages over a heat lamp:
- Uses much less electricity. Only 22 watts (66 for the larger plate) vs 175 or 250 watts for a heat lamp.
- Less risk of fire because of the much lower surface temperature (125°).
- A hen keeps chicks warm beneath a heat source. So does a heat plate.
The rugged plate cover (optional) prevents older chicks from perching on top and fouling the unit with droppings. However, the plate can be hand-washed to remove dust and debris.
How to Use
Height adjustment is important. As the chicks grow, use the adjustable legs to increase the height of the plate above the bedding and chicks.
When the heating plate is plugged directly into the outlet, the red light comes on and stays on. When it is plugged into the heating plate temperature controller (#540229), it will blink based on the min/max adjustment. Slow blink toward minimum and quicker toward max. If you turn it all the way up, it will come on full time.
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Brooder Panels
Disposable Brooder Panel, each
Item #530150 -Build a safe, secure chick brooder using modular brooder panels. Quick to assemble with disposable and reusable options.
$1.60 -
Brooder Panels
Reusable Brooder Panel, each
Item #530155 -Build a safe, secure chick brooder using modular brooder panels. Quick to assemble with disposable and reusable options.
$3.70 -
Waterers and Accessories
Chick Nipple Drinker
Item #540224 -To keep water clean and fresh. Nipple drinker sits or hangs above the litter so water is always clean.
$5.80 -
2018 New Products
Dial-A-Temp
Item #540243 -Manually control the heat output of Premier's popular poultry brooding plates.
$33.00 -
2018 New Products
Heating Plate Temperature Control
Item #540229 -Manually control the heat output of Premier's heating plates for poultry
$12.00
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Heating Plates and Covers
Replacement Leg for Heating Plates, each
Item #5402032 -A safer alternative to a heat lamp. A heating plate, or hover heater, simulates a hen keeping chicks warm and cozy beneath her feathers.
$3.80
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Katherine A from Nova Scotia, Canada
Came quickly and in great packaging. Is easy to assemble and exactly as pictured/described. Chicks figured it out on the 1st night with no lamp and are loving it!
Bought the Large and am super happy I did, only ended up needing 1 for 23 ducklings! Now I have a spare.
Nancy from Pacific Northwest
Easy to assemble and use! We are using this while we are raising 7 ducklings in my hoop house. Once the sun goes down - the heating plate is turned on. All of the ducklings huddle under the heating plate which is a size small. They are very happy when they are underneath it and hardly make a noise now. Will be transitioning them out into a tractor soon and then we'll use it for our meat chickens for a short time.
Michelle F from Alberta, Canada
Absolutely fantastic. All of the wonderful reviews are true.
With the plate angled the chicks are able to decide where they want to be. They are so happy and quiet that I have to keep checking to see if they're still there :)
Highly recommend. I will be purchasing more as my hatches increase in size.
Jody W from New Jersey
I haven't actually used it for chicks yet. I did use it to warm a sick chicken. It is well built and easily adjustable. From experience, I would tell potential buyers to be sure to buy the plastic "cone" cover. Otherwise, chicks will get on top of it and make a horrible hard to clean mess.
Jeff V from Michigan
Good idea... but it fails... The device gets dangerously hot... the plate at the side reaches 128 degrees... that would cause 3rd degree burns after 20 seconds of contact. It is even hotter in the center. I am going to put a dimmer switch on it so I can use it. (thankfully i have the expertise to do so) because I have chicks and have no other option. Otherwise it would be going back. Very disappointed. I purchased 4 of these. Very bad unsafe product.
