grammychick12
In the Brooder
our nearly 6 week old chicks have been outside in enclosure for about 3 weeks now with no problems (knock on wood) we have a coop and they are ready to go roost just about sundown daily. we close it up to protect from possible predators. My question is do they need a light on in the coop at night now? I know they don't need the heat, central Texas is hot enough...I replaced the white bulb with a 25 watt blue one (that is what the ducks prefer in their house at night) Am I depriving them of sleep maybe because it isn't dark?