Looking for recommendations on lights and timers?

[speng5]

Given the current state of egg production around the country and my region at large, I am coming to rely on my quails laying more for personal sustenance than for pure hobby and gifting to friends and relatives. In my area the magic "14 hours of daylight" wont be here for months and months and I can't justify $8 eggs at the store, or taking the risk of getting from someone who may not be using best management practices for cleanliness, etc.

I am wondering what kind of supplemental light I should be using to achieve the 14 hour light requirement, and if anyone can also recomment a timer type module so I don't have to turn it off or on manually?

 

[CliftonQuail]

Given the current state of egg production around the country and my region at large, I am coming to rely on my quails laying more for personal sustenance than for pure hobby and gifting to friends and relatives. In my area the magic "14 hours of daylight" wont be here for months and months and I can't justify $8 eggs at the store, or taking the risk of getting from someone who may not be using best management practices for cleanliness, etc.

I am wondering what kind of supplemental light I should be using to achieve the 14 hour light requirement, and if anyone can also recomment a timer type module so I don't have to turn it off or on manually?

My quail are in my garage where I also have an aquaponics system. I use white LED grow lights that are plugged into a smart outlet that I have scheduled to turn on at 6 AM and turn off at 10 PM because I want the plants to get a full 16 hours. I prefer the smart plug over a timer. They're set it and forget it and the schedule isn't impacted by power outages as long as power is restored before the next on or off time.

Others have suggested using LED Christmas lights.

 

[speng5]

My quail are in my garage where I also have an aquaponics system. I use white LED grow lights that are plugged into a smart outlet that I have scheduled to turn on at 6 AM and turn off at 10 PM because I want the plants to get a full 16 hours. I prefer the smart plug over a timer. They're set it and forget it and the schedule isn't impacted by power outages as long as power is restored before the next on or off time.

Others have suggested using LED Christmas lights.

Thanks for the response, I guess I didn't know LED christmas lights are bright enough or the right kind of light to stimulate laying. If that's the case that seems simple enough, and I may just go that route. My outdoor enclosure footprint wise is 40" X 7', so it wouldn't take too many.