Lighting in your Barn?

[remist17]

We have 7 hens that are starting to lay for the first time. Should we put a light in the house? I do not want to push the hens but want to do whats right.

also what about a heat lamp when it gets cold. I use to put one in every winter, but we moved and now the chicken barn has no electric and we would rather not.

Suggestions are welcome.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I have lights in the pens. They come on at dusk and stay on a couple of hours. We get dark here now at 5pm, which really stinks. I don't use heat lamps at all during the winter, I just consilidate the birds so they have eachothers body heat.

 

[remist17]

does adding lights help out at all for the chickens or lights more for the humans?

I have 7 do you thinkg thats enough in a 6x8 barn for warmth?

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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Mine stopped laying once the daylight hours started decreasing, now that I put the lights in, they are laying again.

As long as the barn is dry and draft free, they'll be fine.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Having to do chores at 6 am, I need lighting to see anyhow. Some lighting comes on at 5 am. and goes off at 10 am.

Being a barn, there's no way heating would do any good, and, it just isn't needed anyhow, although I do use heated dog bowls for the water pails.

 

[remist17]

Understood....

Does anyone know of solar panel lights with a timer? I can not find anything.