Lighting for indoor chickens

Hello I am new to chickens but not to birds :eek:) I love my 2 babies 1-Black sex link and 1 Lavendar orpinton. Recently we were informed that they will be doing heavy construction near our home and we will need to keep our 1 month old chickens in doors for up to 3 months because of the noise and lots of dust, right now they are still in a large brooding box with a heat plate. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as the best lighting to use since they will be in a room with very filtered sunlight. Any advice would be great. I purchased them a big cage to house them in but I am just worried about the lack of UVA/UVB and full spectrum light from the sun. I had parrots for a large majority of my life so I know the importance of the daylight. Hope everyone is having a great day :eek:)
Welcome to the group! One thing that I have seen is that Teflon coated lights will kill birds. There's a thread on it here somewhere....I'd encourage you to look for it. There have been some real tragedies!
 
Eggscaping is 100% right, DO NOT USE ANY TEFLON COATED LIGHTS, - as they heat up they give off teflon fumes that will kill chickens. If you use them in your house, it will also kill caged bird.

I don't even use teflon pans for cooking.
The lights are not for heating. The OP is using a Brooder plate for heat.

Good reminder about teflon for those using lights for heat though.

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Welcome to the group! One thing that I have seen is that Teflon coated lights will kill birds. There's a thread on it here somewhere....I'd encourage you to look for it. There have been some real tragedies!
WOW thanks for the info!!! Probably not safe for us humans either haha
 

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