K&H Pet Products Thermo-Poultry Brooder Gray/Orange Small 13.5 X 8 X 8 Inches

The review about fires helped because I'd put my hand on it periodically and unplug it if hot. The review about little to no heat was helpful because I knew my senior parrot could stand on or under it. It is a great supplement with house heat.

I've seen a lot of negative reviews for this, but they don't seem to realize that the brooder shouldn't be HOT... it just gets up to the warmth of a mother hen. The chicks sit under it and press their bodies against it, just like with a mother hen. It shouldn't get hot like a heat lamp, and it's not meant to heat their whole enclosure. It's just meant to be a source of gentle heat for the chicks, and it works perfectly for this. I'm raising 6 chicks with mine, indoors. Not sure if it would work as well outside in a shed or barn in cold weather. But for my needs, I love it. My chicks are 2 weeks old now and doing great.

Great price, Safe and chicks were happy

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I own one of these already and just ordered a second. This works so well with my silkie chicks. Love the adjustability and the fact that it's safer then a heat lamp. Highly recommend to anyone that raises baby poultry.

works great! People think it doesn't give off enough heat because it's not as hot as a heat lamp.. it doesn't need to be! it mimicks momma hen and works perfect! for the first week I put them on the lowest setting for height and put the back down at the angled setting. My chicks did great! They ran in and out no issues. They slept under it all together. when they are super cold they press their backs up to it as they're standing. I didn't notice that happening often and by weeks 3-4 they weren't even using this heat plate during the day, only at night! I 100% recommend this!! Why worry over a heat lamp causing a fire when you can pick up something affordable and fire safe! I scored mine on clearance from TSC at the end of chick days and plan to buy a few more at some point. I'd say this is perfect for 6, maybe 8 chicks as they grow.

This item does work...and works great BUT..... My chicks keep getting stuck in the elongated holes on the plastic legs on each side of the plate. One was nearly deceased. Thankfully I got to her just in time. I really feel like the designs for the legs need to be different. Now I'll be up checking the babies every hour or so to make sure they are not stuck.

I purchased this for my newly hatched chick's. I plugged it in and the light was on and it started warming uo. I moved the chick's out the incubator after they fluffed to find most of them dead and the others gasping for air. This was horrifying for my children to witness as they were so excited watching them. Ive tried contacting the company and no one has responded yet. This is so saddening and I'm filled with regret and had to explain the whole life and death scenarios with my 6 yr old. That had alreadynamed one of the chicks.

Absolutely terrible, I bought this brooder plate and used it for 1 batch of chickens and it worked fine. I went to use it for the next batch and my baby chicks were screaming up a storm despite having the plate. I felt underneath and the plate had stopped heating during the middle of the night on the 2nd day after hatching. The plate was only 2-months old. The light still turns on when plugged in, but the plate doesn't heat whatsoever. Absolutely piece of junk. If you don't want your chicks to die, don't buy it

Used to brood a gosling. Woke up in the morning to the gosling's head stuck in the long hole on the leg. Wouldn't recommend, not a safe product for animals.

Did not heat as advertised