Hi all,
I’m new to this site and actually new to raising chickens. The wife wanted some chickens to help her keep the insect population down in her garden. The eggs are going to be an added bonus. I’ve just completed the coop and run/pen build that took a lot longer than I originally thought. But I’ve made it as predator proof as possible. I added a chicken guard (auto door) to the coop and I’m trying to train them to go in at night but I have the timer set for 7:15 and it’s not quite dark yet so that may be part of the problem. What I’m thinking is to set the timer to a later time (when it’s actually dark or getting dark) and adding a light to the coop itself to show them where home is. So that brings me to my question I’m currently looking for a Solar powered | dusk to dawn Coop light. Does anyone have any suggestions on a specific light to use? Also any suggestions to get these little gals trained to go in the coop would be nice as well. I appreciate any help I could get and look forward to hearing from you. Here’s a few pics of the coop while building and once complete. Thanks in advance and for allowing me into your community.
I’m new to this site and actually new to raising chickens. The wife wanted some chickens to help her keep the insect population down in her garden. The eggs are going to be an added bonus. I’ve just completed the coop and run/pen build that took a lot longer than I originally thought. But I’ve made it as predator proof as possible. I added a chicken guard (auto door) to the coop and I’m trying to train them to go in at night but I have the timer set for 7:15 and it’s not quite dark yet so that may be part of the problem. What I’m thinking is to set the timer to a later time (when it’s actually dark or getting dark) and adding a light to the coop itself to show them where home is. So that brings me to my question I’m currently looking for a Solar powered | dusk to dawn Coop light. Does anyone have any suggestions on a specific light to use? Also any suggestions to get these little gals trained to go in the coop would be nice as well. I appreciate any help I could get and look forward to hearing from you. Here’s a few pics of the coop while building and once complete. Thanks in advance and for allowing me into your community.