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Are heat plates less likely to catch fire than red heat lamps?
I put it in an outdoor brooder coop with 29 chicks 2-weeks-old, along with a heat lamp for backup. It was working fine last night (40-s) and this morning, but this afternoon (48-deg) it would not get up to temp; only barely warm at all to the touch. I then remembered that I tried this with a...- BarnyardChaos
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Are heat plates less likely to catch fire than red heat lamps?
I just discovered my heater plate won't heat at all if the ambient temperature is too cool. Inside the house it's fine. But outside in a brooder coop, nada. Might just be the brand I bought --- but be aware, everyone, if you're reading this and plan to use a heater plate outdoors, it needs to be...- BarnyardChaos
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks