I used the heater in my goat shed instead of for the chickens. It got down to single didget degrees and I wanted to give my goats a little heat and this seemed to work. I put it up on the wall so the could chew on it. It was easy to hang up.

So the main thing is my chickens seem to like it. Or if they don't like it they haven't said anything and they still use it. I feel it is safer then the heat lamps however it need a cage built around it to prevent chickens from burning themselves.

Chickens can actually with stand cold down to - 20 degrees. I live in Virginia where it's never been that cold, however, I like to make sure my chickens are kept comfortable. I like how this came with it's own L brackets to keep the heater upright and it makes me feel safer. It gives off a good amount of heat to make all of my hens comfortable in their hen house.

I was skeptical about having this in our coop with pine shavings, but it is perfect. The chickens have not kicked it over, and it has been safe in the coop for two weeks! I recommend this heater for chickens with below-freezing weather that lasts months during winter.

I've been using this for several weeks now. I don't have any chickens YET. But it has been freezing cold here so I've used it to keep my pipes from freezing under the cabinets and to keep the cold condensation from forming in the cab of my RV. It has two heat settings, low and hi. It simply radiates some warmth around it, but it doesn't really get HOT to where it would instantly burn the skin...It's advertised as a source of heat for a chicken coup, to keep chickens from freezing in the winter. I wouldn't rely on this device alone to keep chickens from freezing to death. It might help keep them warm, if they snuggled up close to it...But unless your chicken coup is insulated really well. I can't see this producing enough heat to protect them from dying. When the temperatures are in the high 40's and 50's, yes it does warm up the front cab of my RV enough to prevent condensation from forming on the inside of the windows and windshield, and the cab "feels warmer" but when the temperatures are in the 30's and below...Honestly, I can't feel any difference in the cab. The little feet that come with it, do hold it up and make it stable....it also has mounting holes in the back so it can be hung on a wall. The back side of the heater does not get warm at all, only the front. And on the front plate, the logo will appear once the plate warms up, so this is how you can tell if it's on and working. Overall, it's a neat little addition to produce and provide some warmth and I do feel it's a relatively safe device with little chance of actually burning anybody or starting a fire. But I wouldn't rely on it to keep animals alive in freezing temperatures unless the heater and the animals were confined to a very small area. Or it was placed in a location where the animals could snuggle right up against it safely to get warm.