How to stop the night light

[Ameraucana_girl]

I am thinking ahead on how to stop the light at night for my chicks. Someone in a diff. thread posted that you should go "cold turkey"....what does that mean?

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

--Ameraucana_girl

 

[doxpeople]

I just yanked the cord one night once I knew they were all roosted. After that it was lights out for good. They actually seem to like it a little better and there is less bickering. As an added bonus they go to bed now at 7:30 or 8:00 instead of 8:45.

 

[gritsar]

Going cold turkey means just stop the light.
If they are old enough to be without the heat lamp they are old enough to be without the light.
They'll fuss and carry on the first few nights and then they'll get over it.

 

[Ameraucana_girl]

Okay, thanks

 

[cmom]

I have a low watt red night light on for my birds. My big girls are two years old. My younger ones are a year old. My babies are 2 weeks old. It might not make any difference to them but it does to me. One night my big girls night light burnt out and when I went out in the pre-dawn to check on them they were all on the floor of the coop, so I promptly replaced the bulb. I went out the next early morning and they were all in their places on their roosts. I don't know if the light had anything to do with it or not but it made me feel better. I use a 11 watt red sign light bulb. I figured out by my electric bill that it costs me about $3.00 a month to run 24/7..