Brooding with Mama Heating Pad

Ive followed BYC for years! Very informative, Awesome ideas, current issues effecting our poultry and feathered friends is a God send!
I was using infrared heat, and it stopped working, not only does it costs more in price and electric costs but its dangerous for feather babys, yourself, pets and it'll burn your house and barn down!
Im working on small scale and developed a new color Guinea, Lavender Pearl which the white dots are lavendar and as big as pencil eraser, absolutely gorgeous!
Buying new heat bulbs every time was outrageous and so I needed a better safer way to keep my keets warm...hence now I have BYC'c Heating Pad Broodiest Momma! I LOVE IT AND SO DO MY KEETS! BYC YOURE AWESOME!!!

Excellent info, well written and good photos!

Much better than a heat lamp!

I incubated eggs and used a heating pad cave from day 1. It's summer here so initially I set it on 5 (out of 6) and now in the 3rd week I'm down to 3 and weaning them off heat. They are feathering quickly and usually sleep on top of it or out on their shavings. Use strong wire so it doesn't collapse under their weight as they grow. I started with it low to the ground and have now adjusted it to be taller. We are very happy with this method. The heat lamp was just too hot and the 24/hr light was very unnatural.