K&H Pet Products Thermo Heated Chicken Perch for Coop, Warming Chicken Heater, Prevents Frozen Toes, Warm Coop Accessories, Lamp Alternative, Safety Listed - Large 36” Black

These keep the chickens warm on the coldest nights! They love them whether on or off!!

Maine weather worrier here. Tomorrow night we are supposed to have record lows and I was worrying about my elderly 9yo chicken ladies. We have always let them be all natural, but a predicted -20 below with a windchill of -40+ below, well I felt I needed to help them. After reading the reviews, I see people either loved these or hated them. I just installed them a couple hours ago in preparation for tomorrow night's he** freezing over. I used the recommendation of another person about zip tying them on the existing perch. I also laid it on its side so they have more width to grab on to. Both of these things addresses 2 out of the 3 issues people had. The ladies jumped up on the bar the second I attached it to the perch (it was already past bedtime for them so no coercion was needed). I went back out in an hour and the bar was nice and warm. They were snuggled up on it and when I asked them if they liked it, well, I got the equivalent of a chicken purring. Happy chicken tender here so far. Now to wait and see how the next 48 hours goes as the arctic blast arrives tomorrow. It's only currently 25 degrees (the directions say it will shut off above 35). So far so good.Update: We got the temperatures predicted. Went out and checked on them a few times and all were well. One last adjustment I would recommend, if you attach it on the side, put a shim under the thin end so it will sit level. One had a harder time balancing and had to move her back onto the bar. Wish it had a more grippy surface like it rubberized surface so it wouldn't be as slippery. Overall, it provided the warmth we were looking for.

It just doesn’t get hot, I have had it like 2 months and it stopped working👎🏻 won’t buy again

Great product and my hens love it. Easy plug and play. Only complaint is that I can’t control it myself. It auto turns on and it has to be below freezing for it to come in. I wish it had a thermostat and timer feature.

I live in a snowy and cold climate. My chickens love these. A great way to get the chickens thru these cold winters.

Automatically turns on when temperature drops below 35 degrees f, so it helps keep the temperature in the coop above freezing, and let's the chickens perch and warm their feet.Chickens seem to like it, when it's cold.

Opened these up and was surprised to find that the perch shape was an oval.....which would be great if they were oriented the right direction, but they're not. The narrow portion of the oval is up or down and is a really poor design for chicken feet. If the larger portion of the oval was up it would have made a lot more sense. See photo. Might try to make these work, but won't be able to use the legs that are provided because of this issue.

I am new to raising chickens and was reading online about how to keep them warm in very cold weather. In that article it mentioned having a heated perch which I did not know existed. I purchased this heated perch and I am extremely happy; and so are my chickens. I noticed the first night that my chickens were not huddled next to each other as they were previously on my homemade bamboo perch. More research indicated this meant that the chickens were comfortable; otherwise they will huddle next to each other to keep themselvs warm. Additionally this perch turns itself off at 35 deg so it does not consume electricity when it's a bit warmer. Highly recommend this perch!

J'ai une vingtaine de Tourterelles tristes qui passent l'hiver à l'extérieur et ça me peinait de les voir souffrir par grand froid. J'étais sceptique, mais après l'avoir installé, tous les oiseaux du quartier se sont réfugiés chez nous LOL. Ça fonctionne à la perfection, et j'ai bien l'intention d'en acheter un autre. On me surnomme la "Brigitte Bardot" du Saguenay et c'est très bien comme ça. Ça peut sembler un peu cher, mais l'investissement en vaut le coup. En plus, tout est automatique. Le thermostat interne est programmé pour démarrer à 35° F ou 2° C. N'essayez donc pas de le faire fonctionner à l'intérieur, parce qu'il est programmé pour démarrer seulement lorsque le thermostat détecte la température mentionnée auparavant.

The product heats up, but no matter where I put it in the coop, my hens avoided it despite -27°C temperatures in December. Anyone want it?