I have a question that seems to be eluding me when I try to find the answer.
When winter came on the chickens for some reason wanted to continue sleeping in the large corn crib instead of going into the chicken house.
To stop this problem we set up a light low 60w bulb in the chicken house. At first hubby ran it for a few hours at night and I told him it wasn't
a good idea. In reading it over he chose to go with an hour before sunrise and an hour after dark. Thus we have a nice timer.
Reading further it was suggested to use a red light bulb. Thus we changed it to a red light bulb.
Now I am not complaining about the change in the chickens. The roosters are less grumpy they don't pick fights like they had with the white bulb.
But it concerns me that chickens shouldn't be laying when its winter/cold yet this is my chickens first year and when we put the red bulb out they
had just begun laying an egg or two a day. Since the red light they started laying 5 eggs + per day.
Not complaining but is this a good idea for them to lay in the winter like this?
I have cochin and white crested black polish hens.
thank you for your help,
When winter came on the chickens for some reason wanted to continue sleeping in the large corn crib instead of going into the chicken house.
To stop this problem we set up a light low 60w bulb in the chicken house. At first hubby ran it for a few hours at night and I told him it wasn't
a good idea. In reading it over he chose to go with an hour before sunrise and an hour after dark. Thus we have a nice timer.
Reading further it was suggested to use a red light bulb. Thus we changed it to a red light bulb.
Now I am not complaining about the change in the chickens. The roosters are less grumpy they don't pick fights like they had with the white bulb.
But it concerns me that chickens shouldn't be laying when its winter/cold yet this is my chickens first year and when we put the red bulb out they
had just begun laying an egg or two a day. Since the red light they started laying 5 eggs + per day.
Not complaining but is this a good idea for them to lay in the winter like this?
I have cochin and white crested black polish hens.
thank you for your help,