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    Is heat lamp enough light?

    I little update on this. I put in a LED light bulb on a timer, from 8am to 5pm. They have had it for a couple days now and I have noticed a huge difference in their activity. They are more active during the day in the coop; moving around, eating food, and exploring more.
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    Is heat lamp enough light?

    Thanks. I was just thinking about a regular light bulb on a timer during the day. As of this morning we have opened the coop door and blocked it so no chickens, ducks or other animals can get in, but still allowing natural light until we can fixed the problem. When I built both coops the...
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    Thank you

    Thank you
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    My family are first generation farmers. We are small farmers, some may even consider hobby farmers. We have chickens, ducks, a turkey and a rabbit. About three weeks ago we butchered our first ever pigs. Homegrown bacon tastes so much better. We used to have goats, but sold them off this...
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    Is heat lamp enough light?

    Long story, don't know if it all makes sense, perhaps too much information. We have free range chickens, ducks, and a turkey. They come back to their coop at night and lock them up for night. Then in the morning open up the coop again for the day. We have always had chickens with their own...
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