Heating Plate Starter Kit for Chicks

A basic brooder kit that is warmed with a heating plate. Heating plates warm at the base to simulate a hen keeping chicks warm and cozy beneath her feathers. As the chicks grow, use the adjustable legs to increase the height of the plate above the bedding and chicks. Our starter kits include everything the flockmaster needs to set up a small brooder for up to 24 chicks: Heat source, reusable brooder panels, feeder, waterer, and chick stand. Combine this with any starter feed available at the Jenks Hatchery Feed Warehouse, and you have the perferct starter kit! Benefits Perfect for raising chicken during their first few weeks of life. Once birds begin to feather and become flighty, move to a more secure setup (where they can’t fly out).   The underside of the heating plate is warm, but not hot—the chicks go under the plate so it almost touches their backs. This is similar to how a mother hen keeps her chicks warm. Advantages over a heat lamp: Uses much less electricity. Only 22 wat