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  1. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    In an emergency I wouldn't be opposed to using one .My ceramic heat bulb usually last 2-3 years Thanks!
  2. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    I never realized how inadequate the heat was until trying to use one myself. I just went back to using ceramic heat lamps and have no regrets for at least trying it.I have my heat lamps suspended with steel wire and both have guards. One is in a catio and the other is inside my run.
  3. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    You tuck towels around the heating pad cave to keep them warm?
  4. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    I was hoping they'd like it better and still kept it in the brooder until I turned them loose in the run.I had to put plastic around the dog crate and put the heater on top and made a tent between the dog crate and the brooder coop.The chicks ran and played in the tent area and dog crate but...
  5. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    Texas is a lot warmer than West Virginia :lau
  6. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    Not bashing the use of brooder plates or heating pads but given the choice between the two heaters my chicks chose the ceramic heater, not the one they had to hug
  7. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    Day old shipped baby Chicks need to be kept 95-100 degrees minimum The manufacturers of the brooder plates don't even recommend their use in ambient temps below 50 degrees. Day old chicks need more heat than this sorry
  8. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    Unless someone can recommend one that puts out more heat than this model I won't be using another one. My chicks abandoned the wood coop the cave was placed in and stayed inside the wire dog crate with a ceramic bulb overhead( was meant to be their run)
  9. McChooky

    Another Mama Heating Pad example

    I bought this one on Amazon (50 watt heater)
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