Heating Brooder Plate for Chicks Ducklings, Adjustable 3 Levels Temperature Brooder House for Keeping Poultry Warm(Orange, L)

Way better alternative than a dangerous heat lamp! Works just as it should by keeping the babies warm and cozy. Very much worth the price, easy to put together and clean.

I am SO happy I took the plunge and decided to order this when our heat light stopped working a day after bringing home chicks. They weren’t even a week old yet, so I needed something fast and this was available for same day delivery. Our chicks were warm and happy in minutes. We had a very chirpy bantam in the brooder who I didn’t hear chirp again once this joined them! Her chirping is what alerted me to the problem, and her and her brooder buddies are now out in the coop with the big chickens because we got this! I had it on non-stop from the day we got it until they were 8 weeks old and it never gave me any issues. The chicks clearly felt safe under it. We used the included feather set, which I think helped them feel hidden & safe. The only thing I don’t love is that when they’re bigger they begin flying on top of it and it adjusts the height back down. Not a super huge issue, but I wish there was some way to secure it at the chosen height setting. Can’t wait for next year!! This really took the worry & questioning out of keeping our chicks safe & cozy. This is our 6th year raising chicks, so I really wish I’d bought this sooner! We had 4 chicks in the brooder, and could’ve probably fit 2-4 more comfortably for the first ~3-4 weeks. So I would recommend more than 1 if you’re expecting ~8 chicks!

I hatched 2 eggs after a fox took their momma. I was using a heatlamp but it needed to be so high and it still kept them too warm. The red heat lamps have always felt so dangerous to me. I've had them fall on chicks, melt the edge of their tote and just have general difficulty getting the lamps situated safely. The clamp on the heat lamps are a bad design, imo. But this brooder!? Ah-mazing. It doesn't get too warm and my babies seem to love it. It's super easy to put together and the quality feels like it will last a good long time. I imagine it could hold 10 or more chicks, depending on size. It fits into the bottom of a 50 gallon sterilite tote very well. It easily wipes down and can be sanitized. My chicks seem very comfortable and happy under the brooder. It functions as it should, theres no fuss over temps being too hot or too cool. I no longer worry about burning any buildings down or killing chicks inadvertently with a hot bulb that falls.

Chicks loves it! Keeps them warm. And the mimicking feathers is a great idea. Just keep an eye bc chicks cans suffocate. Easy to assemble. Adjust as chicks grow. Different color light means different temperatures settings.

I wanted to like this brooder, but it has some pretty serious negative aspects to the way it's designed 1. The brooder plate gets hot on one side and not the other. It is very easy to accidentally assemble it upside-down. If you do that, the area under will not get hot, only the top will get hot. You can avoid this if you read the manual carefully, but it is very easy to mess this up. If you accidentally install the plate upside-down, the back flap still attaches and everything still will fit together, so you will not notice that it's assembled upside-down. A good design would make the parts NOT fit together upside-down. 2. The height adjustment does not work. There are silicone rubber washers meant to clamp down the height. They do not have enough friction against the plastic, so it is very easy for the height adjustment to "sag" and the plate can fall lower than you adjusted it to. 3. This is the biggest problem if you have button quail: The lowest height adjustment is 4". This is not low enough for button quail. At the 4" minimum height, the temperature at chick level (about 1" tall) is only around 85F. It needs to be at least 95F. You CAN NOT achieve warm enough temperatures for button quail at this height, it would need to be maybe 1.5" off the ground or maybe even lower. 4. There is an on/off switch on the power cord. This is a BAD feature and should not exist, because it is very easy to accidentally bump this switch and turn the brooder off. If you want the brooder off you can just unplug it, there should not be an on/off switch. 5. It doesn't really get hot enough. Even on the hot side of the plate, it only reaches maybe 105F. This may not be hot enough to provide sufficient heat in the area under it. Taking all of these design flaws into consideration, I can't in good conscience give this brooder a good review. It would be very easy to make a mistake even with chickens and leave your chicks out in the cold.

My chicks really seem to love this brooder plate, my only 2 concerns ...the fabric the feathers are on, can fray and they can get tangled, also the chicks really love to perch on top and poop. Since its no pointed they can sit up there. But they like it being enclosed on all sides and it definitely keeps them warm.

I recently purchased this heating brooder plate for my chicks and ducklings, and overall it’s been a really solid upgrade from using a traditional heat lamp. First, the biggest advantage is how it mimics a mother hen. Instead of heating the entire brooder, it provides gentle warmth from underneath, so the chicks can go under it when they’re cold and move away when they’re comfortable. This more natural setup helps reduce stress and encourages healthier behavior.

I recently used a Heating Brooder Plate for Chicks with my newest batch of chicks, and it has been an excellent part of my brooder setup. As someone who raises poultry regularly, having a dependable heat source during those first crucial weeks makes all the difference, and this plate provided consistent warmth without the risks that come with traditional heat lamps. The brooder plate was easy to install and delivered steady, gentle heat that allowed my chicks to regulate their body temperature naturally. They clustered beneath it when they were cold and spread out comfortably when they were warm, which made monitoring their comfort much easier. It created a calm, safe environment that helped reduce stress and encouraged healthy activity. I also appreciated that the plate is simple to clean and maintain. The surface feels sturdy and well made, and it fit nicely into my existing brooder without taking up too much space. Overall, the Heating Brooder Plate for Chicks has been a reliable and effective heating solution. It helped my chicks stay warm, healthy, and content, and I would recommend it to other chicken keepers looking for a safe and efficient way to care for young poultry.