lights or no lights

We have six hens we raised they are now prob 18 weeks. When we got them it was still cold at night, so we had a heat lamp in the coop. As it got warmer we tried to take it out but they seemed upset. We set up a normal light bulb and it seemed to calm them. Now it is months later they are laying...

I have a 60w (9W) LED bulb in my 63 sq. ft. coop mostly so I can see to count them when locking them up for the night. It is enough light to "read a newspaper by" as others have suggested. I see two different bulbs available, "soft white" and "daylight". I prefer the "daylight", seems brighter...

I recently got my hands on 16 Japanese quail about 3 weeks or so ago i have them in a 7'x7' flight pen with a hide box.(Pictures below), is do have supplemental lighting in the form of some solar lights. sun rises here at south west Az at 7:45 am and i turn the lights off at 10:00 pm. My...

I was raised on a chicken/egg ranch in Southern Cal (before Disneyland) when there were many ranches so I guess you can say I'm not new to chickens. My Dad only raised White Leghorns - great for eggs but in my opinion boring. Oh and for those interested in lights or no lights, my Dad had the...