Hi again all,
I feel I shouldl supplement my post a couple of posts back. I am very much pro light for my situation. My coop if you want to call it that is not airtight. I don't think, it has any really big drafts, but my dear husband threw it together when it became apparent that two hens from down the road adopted us. Within a month of them I got four chicks. When those chicks (who were supposed to be three pullets and a cockerel) turned out to be three men and a lady, I rushed out and got four more hens so no fighting would happen. I am begging my husband to build a new coop but he refused until I allow him to move it to the other side of ouir property as they are killing the grass. They free range, their gonna kill the grasswherever they want to....but i use the light to ensure nobody freezes and for predators. We have had cougars within 100 ft of our house in the last two months (thanks to my hb game camera we found this out, cuz I was letting my dog out to pee by herself, not now) also have had bobcats and bears within about the same distance. I get eggs daily from two hens and one battery hen lays when she feels like it (bout once a week) but not in it for the eggs, truthfully I don't even like eggs. Also I have a permanent broody who has set the nest more than not. I just get her broke, her egg laying commences and lo and behold, broody again. Three times now. I respect everyones opinions here and I have learned so much. I hold with what the member said several posts back that a person has to follow their gut. Educate yourself and make a choice that is equal parts education and what your gut tells you is right.That is my humble opinion. I learn new things here everyday and love this site.
