lighting the coop

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I bought a timer from Walmart for 5 bucks. It's made by Brinks, and has worked just fine for me. I began using it about 3 weeks ago, and set it to come on at around 4:30am. Every morning at 5:45, I walk out to check on them, and they are all out in the run, sitting on a perch, or eating. My coop is located close to the base of a dusk/dawn street light in my backyard, so it's not completely dark outside the coop.
Now I'm lucky enough to have electric in my coop since I built the it as an add on to the side of my 12x16 dutch storage shed/barn. The barn has electric, so I just cut a hole in the adjoining wall big enough to get an electrical plug through. My dad makes "bucket lights" for all of his camping buddies, so I use one of those in the coop. The white, 2 gallon bucket is sealed with the lid, the light fixture secured to the lid with silicone, and the light bulb causes the bucket to glow, instead of a direct shine. I'm not sure what wattage I have in there, but i'm sure it's 40 or less. I feel 100% comfortable with this, without worrying about it being a fire hazard.

I'd love to see a picture of the bucket light!