Outdoor Brooder

[BigBlueHen53]

The brooder plate does not put out ambient or radiant heat, it warms the chicks by contact, like a mother hen. Be sure it doesn't burn your hand if yiu touch it.

 

[Michelle14]

x2. It's too much heat. The towel is also a fire hazard with the lamp and blocks of ventilation. Just a brooder plate should be fine, though make sure it's functioning properly in lower temps as many have disclaimers saying they're optimal for use in 50F and above.

This is my outdoor brooder that sits in the run. Ventilation on all 4 sides and I use a heating pad for heat.

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[Michelle14]

I think I’m going to remove the towel, and I’ve been checking temperature with a thermometer, heat lamp/brooder plate end reads 88-93 degrees and the other end reads about 61-65 degrees on the no heat part. I also purchased a 2nd brooder plate since this one seems a bit small and I’ll be ditching the heat lamp and just using the 2 plates. But I won’t get that till Friday.