lighting a hen house not for production???

[Farming Feathers]

Ventilation should be above the roosts, high not low.

Thank you for the corrected suggestion.

 

[aart]

A quick search found this "Drift Light" which automatically dims, mimicking a sunset. I have not tried one just found it in a search.

Huh, that's kinda cool. Wonder if it comes up slowly too?

 

[Farming Feathers]

My girl just bedded down for the night...she went to her usual fence gate and I picked her up and moved her into the hen house with the reduced light...She accepted the level for now and continued to bed down for e the night.

I will check on her later tonight to make sure she remained in the coop as I for the first time left the hen house door open for the night...ventilation is more important than a confined bird with no air within the coop.

 

[Rob Tof]

That is why I'm trying to light the coop but not too much as I want to wean her off lights when I have the coop finished with proper suggested ventilation and as much natural lighting as I can provide, but not total dark

Just get solar lights from harbor freight under 15$. When light goes low they turn on for about 4 hours then go out. Next day they charge up.

 

[Rob Tof]

Just get solar lights from harbor freight under 15$. When light goes low they turn on for about 4 hours then go out. Next day they charge up.

And there green

 

[Hokum Coco]

incandescent bulb light 25 watt.

If for any reason you find it necessary to supply electricity to your coop via extension cord.

Please employ a "Ground Fault Outlet" also use a "Safety Chain" in conjunction to any heat lamp or incandescent bulb after mounting.
One coop fire is too many and these precautions could be the difference.

A simple action such as a rodent chewing on your extension cord could be the cause of a coop fire and a ground fault circuit could be the difference in witnessing your coop in tack or a pile of smoldering ash.

P.S. There are now a variety of ground fault extension cords available in major retail centers that also would be a wise investment.

 

[TalkALittle]

It sounds like she's used to roosting outside and that the hen house is a new addition, am I correct? If so, this is less about light and more about habit. She needs to be coop trained a bit. Install your ventilation and then lock her in the coop for a couple days with her food and water. After a 4 days to a week, let her out. Then, at dusk, see if she heads to the coop or goes to her old spot at the gate. If she goes to the gate, give her another week in the coop. She just needs to help to begin thinking of the coop as home.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

Huh, that's kinda cool. Wonder if it comes up slowly too?

I followed the link and looked, no it does not
If you have a wifi signal at your coop a "smart bulb" can come up slowly. I start mine at 10% brightness, then up 10% every minute until full bright. $19.99 for the bulb no timer required.

Gary

 

[aart]

I followed the link and looked, no it does not
If you have a wifi signal at your coop a "smart bulb" can come up slowly. I start mine at 10% brightness, then up 10% every minute until full bright. $19.99 for the bulb no timer required.

Gary

But it's controlled via an 'app' on your genius phone?
My DSL wifi probably reaches the coop, but I don't do 'smart' anything.
I used to be pretty tech savvy, have now devolved to damn near Luddite status.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

But it's controlled via an 'app' on your genius phone?
My DSL wifi probably reaches the coop, but I don't do 'smart' anything.
I used to be pretty tech savvy, have now devolved to damn near Luddite status.

Yes, controlled by an app on my Iphone
You could do it, you would just have to want to!

I ran a wired router to my garage, near the coop so I have strong wifi out there. I love it, I have a camera in the egg collection area of the roll out nest and I can check for eggs from my fancy smancy smart phone, from anywhere in the world (as long as I have signal or wifi)

Next is a weather station to check temps in and out, just for fun. Ohh and maybe check wind speed outside to remind me to close the one window I have been leaving open thats right on the roost, the window is protected by the garage from wind...

Lol

Gary

Edited to ad, DSL? Oh my... that sounds slow. But if you have a good modem it sould still work