I have a correction--the lights I use are called Bright Sticks and manufactured by GE--here is a link to them for an online seller that is a cheap as I've seen them. (I bought my last one at WalMart 2 years ago.) http://www.buyhardwaresupplies.com/?t=5&m=g1&itemNumber=35758
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Go to WalMart and get a GE Bright Stick--it is a 20w florescent fixture, rapid start that comes complete, all you have to do it fasten it to the wall and plug it into a timer. Mine last about 2/3 yrs.
Edited to correct name of lighting fixture.
I have had as few as a dozen and as many and 40 hens in my 12 by 12 coop over the winter--all heavy, winter hardy breeds. I use a 20w florescent bulb on a dual timer from about Sept. 1 through the end of April. The light comes on at 6 am and goes off at 9 then back on at 4 pm and off at 9...