Night light ???? Solar wins!

[LaurelRidgeDreams]

Do any of you use a dim night light in your coop? I'm wondering if this would be a good thing. We live on a farm and the stars are our lighting at night.

 

[Kismet]

No. I only use a light when I want to increase daylight hours. I actually just stopped that this week, as the days are getting longer. Last night, though, the moon was so bright and shone right into the coop windows (there are four large ones facing south), it must have seemed like day all night. I wonder if I will have more eggs today than usual?

 

[CityChook]

No light necessary. Chickens will be up on the roost (hopefully) before total darkness and fast asleep. Unlike us oldsters, they don't need to get out of bed in the middle of the night...

 

[mdbokc]

I use a night light on a separate timer so it goes off 15-30 minutes after the main lights which are also on a timer. My main lights are set to go off right after sunset. Since my chickens like to stay out until the last possible minute and do so, the main coop light draws them it as night sets in. They load up on feed and hop onto the roosts. The night light accommodates any slow/late movers in the coop before it goes completely dark.

I wish mine were asleep right away. I can go out after dark and several are looking out the window at me!!!

 

[mikecnorthwest]

I use a solar powered light kit. It was about $30 at Lowes and came with a solar panel and three spot style lights. I have two inside the coop and one outside pointing towards the coop door. It provides a very subtle light in the coop. I've had a very small reduction in egg production over the winter compared with a few people I know locally who have seen their egg production all but stop.

 

[LaurelRidgeDreams]

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I'm going to look at Lowes for this.

Is it just called a solar powered light kit?

 

[Chick_a_dee]

No lights what-so-ever here

If I need to go in the coop at night I take a flashlight.

 

[gritsar]

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I agree with this. They don't need a light at night and probably sleep better without one.

 

[teach1rusl]

Yeah...I do use a small nightlight in mine. I've read that it helps as a predator deterrant. But mostly I use it so that if a chicken wanted some water, she could see just enough to get down and get a drink. It's also just light enough for me to (dimly) see what's going on in the coop (through the windows...with binoculars from my bedroom window...lol).

 

[Backyard_Chicken_rancher]

I have my light ran into the coop from the barn it is all on one switch I kill the switch in the barn they all go off I make sure the girls are all in and kick it off.