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post #41 of 47
11/19/11 at 2:02pm
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Originally Posted by Manningjw 
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Originally Posted by Dobieslady1 

My DH told me that the regular fluorescent bulbs are not made for extreme cold and can shatter.  He also said that the new twisty bulbs have mercury in them and are dangerous if broken.  I would have to research this to verify, but I think I am going to use a rope light.  Still in the build stage and not there yet.


Fluorescent bulbs including the twisted Compact designs contain small amounts of mercury, your husband is correct.  I haven't had a flourescent bulb shatter in the cold in our area, they are commonly used in outdoor signs but our temperature rarely drops below 15-20 degrees F.


Read the box for the bulb you buy. My 60 watt Sylvania Instant-On Daylight twisty bulb is rated for use down to 0F degrees, but only uses 13 actual watts. However, I have switched to a 40 Watt LED bulb that uses only 7 actual watts and is not temperature affected and will have a 12 year life. The LED is not a daylight color, but egg production has stayed up so it's working

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post #42 of 47
11/19/11 at 2:19pm
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We use a standard 15 watt bulb in all our hen houses, standard bulb because the spectrum is right to help with egg laying and we were taught that you need the Yellows/Reds and not the Blue type (spectrum not bulb color)

Now I am not any type expert, but was taught LED and some types florescent are not the proper spectrum to stimulate laying.

Does anyone know for sure on this?


Oooo, this would be interesting to know as well. I have one of those twisty bulbs in my coop and two of my three girls have stopped laying. For the life of me, I can't figure out why. It's very frustrating. If they don't lay in blue spectrum lighting this may be the reason. Although it wouldn't explain why by BA is still laying. Interesting....


I was in a commercial egg operation a few years ago, and they were lighted with flourescent tubes. I think as long as they are getting 14 hours of light a day, the eggs will come..

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post #43 of 47
11/19/11 at 8:53pm
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I got 18 ft of rope lights on a timer to give them 14 hrs a day.  It looks like a disco in there.


Ever put your ear to the coop door and hear "Stayin' Alive" being clucked??? tongue  Nothin funnier than disco chickens...


Sometimes I hear sumthin but as soon as I look they are all standing there with their wings folded, whistling.  I did see some dust settling the other night however, but they look so innocent.

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post #44 of 47
5/29/12 at 7:19pm

get a jelly jar type light figt fixture that would protect the bulb from being broke.


Edited by jwadsworth - 5/30/12 at 5:55pm

me and my wife have 3 children, 23 chickens,6 turkeys, 2 goats, 2 dogs, 1 cat, and an occasional skunk- yuck!

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post #45 of 47
5/30/12 at 4:43am
A halogen light bulb. I'm not sure of the wattage. We have no windows in our coop, so it's on all day everyday. Our coop is inside our garage, we did not want to cut through the house. They do not need it since they spend all their time outside roaming.

During the winter, we heat the coop and cover the run, so they have access all winter long.
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post #46 of 47
10/13/12 at 9:03pm

Contact Dan at this company and tell him Prentice in Los Angeles told you about him.  He set me up with a lighting system VERY CHEAP for my coop and my girls lay the same all year round.  He should start posting on ebay soon now that the time is about to change, but you can get the setup direct from him.  Good Luck!

 

 

Campbell Lighting Company

Pearcy, AR
tel. 501-767-0840
fax. 501-767-1234
email. CAMPBELLLIGHTINGCO@gmail.com
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post #47 of 47
3/5/13 at 7:51am

We at Yeti Solar make the Light Portal which is being used successfully in chicken houses. It is solar powered LED lighting that the chickens like. It takes about an hour to completely install with simple tools. A timer is available with on/ off setting you can change. It gives off plenty of light, and the girls lay extra eggs(to help pay for the light). The timer can be set early AM before the sun comes up for fresh eggs in the morning. This is better than running a wire out to the coop. Just be sure to place the timer up out of reach, so the girls can't reach up and shut the timer off and go back to sleep.

Contact:

meyerjon@yetisolar.com

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