Coop light flashlight?

[jonezjollyfarm]

I don't have a reliable source of power to my coop... do you think a few led flashlight would work? Led flashlights don't get hot do they? Our coop is a repurposed vinyl shed... at least until I can afford a better one.

 

[chiques chicks]

No, they don't get hot, but I would find some inexpensive solar lights so you don't have to buy batteries. They only need to stay on an our or so, assuming your chickens are out in a run during the day or otherwise get daylight. Coops don't need lights at night unless you are pushing for egg production. The chickens will go on the roosts toward evening and are fine sleeping in the dark.

 

[jonezjollyfarm]

Egg production is why i want the light in the winter. Well I thought the flashlight thing was a great idea when I stumbled onto some for a $1 at the store... so yesterday I stuck 2 up with some heavy duty velcro and I really like the amount of light they produce. It was like an aquarium in a dark room... mood lighting if you will. Well after about 20-30 minutes the paranoia got the best of me and I went and shut them off. They looked so sad I turned them off. They were all on the roost having girl talk. Batteries are cheap enough I suppose solar lights that you stick in the ground would work just as well.

 

[Mutt Farm]

I don't have a reliable source of power to my coop... do you think a few led flashlight would work? Led flashlights don't get hot do they? Our coop is a repurposed vinyl shed... at least until I can afford a better one.

I bought these for dark closets, camping and 1 for the glove box. Boy do they throw some light! I found them at an As Seen On TV store of all places. I don't know if LED will have the right spectrum to simulate daylight for laying though...I had to use a fluorescent Grow Bulb for my canaries.
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