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I've been helped so many times by this blog. I live in an area with very severe and shifting weather (South Dakota). After 2 years I finally feel like I'm getting the hang of it--shade cloth, a fan, and mister in summer, clear tarps in winter. At great expense got a metal roof on part of the run...

It's all low-tech and internet doesn't reach out that far. Thank you; it looks like simply getting a higher lumen 75 watt will do the trick.

I no longer have the package but will go see what the bulb says. This is so helpful. It appears to be 600 lumens. (It also says 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 70mA, 8W, 5000K). I believe the light I have will take incandescent as well, though I thought LED might be safer with the straw. (I cannot imagine how...

My ceiling is slanted, so where the hook is would be 5.5-6 feet. Many of the garage lights assume a high ceiling.

I'm pretty confused about lumens and watts. My coop is 83 sq feet. Do you have any idea what I should be looking for in lumens? I found a few that looked possible on Amazon, but discovered one might need a 10 foot ceiling or the light would be too bright. I think I need a 100 watt...

Oh, thank you! I saw these types of designs and bypassed them bc they looked huge. I will google "high lumen garage light." I did not really know what terms to put in my searches and this should help a great deal. Thanks so much!

Thanks, I'm curious about your shop light. Might you have a link or brand name? I'm not tech-savvy and don't even have a smart phone and no Alexa. I'm not really needing anything high tech or automatic. Simple is better for me, really, though a remote control might be handy. I live in a severe...

My run is not yet winter-proofed, so sometimes they have to stay in coop for several days at a time. I have two windows and adequate ventilation but cannot install more windows easily and am currently waiting for handyman to have time to come help with other aspects of design. Yes, natural light...

My shingled shed-converted coop is very dark in winter in the daytime. I have a hanging light with cage around it but it only puts out 75 watts. I like the design, but it's still too dark for them to be able to forage around in the hay on coop floor and so on. I'm looking for something with...

Thanks so much! That will save time and trouble.

Thanks everyone for your very helpful input!

Yes, exactly! I have been using a light in the coop simply bc the coop is very dark. I know chickens see poorly in dim light and I want to make sure they don't have to wait more than 12 hours to get water and food, so I've added a 75 watt secured/caged light. I think I will add a second light...

Yes, it is Homestead brand.

Does this pic of the All Flock look the way All Flock should look?

So then the All Flock maybe wouldn't be so good to use in the way I'm using it, eh? I can tell they are picking out their favorite things, tho a bit harder for them to find in all that hay. Just trying to give them something to do. Based upon the responses here, seems like I should cut back and...

The above pic is the All Flock. Here is a pic of the Scratch by the same company:

It's Homestead brand, but I no longer have the bag. A neighbor who works at a feed store donated it to me. I guess since there's corn in it I should stop giving it to them or take the corn pieces out? I've never seen "All Flock" feed before so I didn't realize it wasn't supposed to have corn...

I live in South Dakota and we're just been through a number of weeks of snow. The girls don't like to go outside in snow, even with hay on top, unless the sun is shining. They don't like the typical boredom busters such as hanging cabbage. They do like it when I leave the main coop door open to...

Thank you. You're very kind. Im sorry for your loss, also. I've never heard of sudden chicken disorder. So much to learn. The responsibility if frightening.