Lighting for winter time...

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tessanoel1999

tessanoel1999

In the Brooder
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Jul 26, 2014
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I was wondering if anyone has tried using those solar pathway lights as lighting supplement for their quail and if it works or not? I noticed some on clearance at Target and thought to myself, hmmm, that would be cheap and easy. I think the highest lumen I saw was 3. Would that be enough?
 
Hi,
3 things come to mind and no I haven't tried solar LED lights but pondered on it.
1: there is no doubt enough LEDS will produce enough light but does it provide the right full Spectrum light suitable to promote egg production?
2: Solar lights may be difficult to set to set on a timer. Ideally you want a total of 14 hours of light for optimum egg production, more than 14 hours of light may cause unnecessary stress to the quail.
3: It is also good for the hen quail to have some down time from egg laying to have a moult and for their bodies to recover from the rigours of laying an egg nearly every day.
 

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