Keeping your chickens warm and safe over the winter is essential to ensuring the well-being of your flock.
The use of improper heating methods can significantly increase the risk of fire in a coop. After all, wood, straw, and even dry manure are all very flammable materials. And they’re all prominent in roosting areas for chickens.
In this article, we will take a look at three items that can help you keep your chickens warm and safe even when the thermometer drops to dangerously low levels.
Alternatively, a flat panel chicken heater is an excellent option for warming a coop. For their efficiency and security, flat panels have been rapidly growing in popularity over the past few years.
The 200-watt heater doesn’t use any bulbs or lamps, instead radiating heat evenly across the entire panel.
It is safe enough to be placed on the floor and may be used to focus heat exactly where it is needed. Better yet, it can prevent water from freezing if placed close to it.
This method of heating the coop is not only more efficient than utilizing heat lamps or light bulbs, but it is also safer.
