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Thanks - I am goint to print out this information and take it with me to Home Depot and start reading labels. My concern with adding a higher wattage Edison bulb to the flight pen has been the higher wattage of electricity to operate it. That shed was wired by the former owner and probably needs to be redone by my electrician son so that I can have lights on both sides of the divided shed.
Most people buy the 2700 kelvin, they are the cheapest and they put out a dull yellow light, not very bright. then there is the next one up that puts out a perfect light for in the house. The next is the 6500 kelvin, i believe, it puts out a bright bluish light. It is suppose to be the closest to natural light. Thats what we have in our pens.
I am going to determine the length of the bulbs in the rabbit barn and get some to replace those as well. With this cold weather, my florescents don't want to shine very brightly out there, which may be one element of my rabbit breeding difficulties. The lights in the chicken pens are just edison based bulbs, but maybe I can persuade my son (or Dean) to put in florescents after this cold spell passes. No sense in feeding chickens that don't produce eggs, when there is a way to encourage egg production that doesn't involve showing them an axe and frying pan, followed by loud threats.
Thanks - I am goint to print out this information and take it with me to Home Depot and start reading labels. My concern with adding a higher wattage Edison bulb to the flight pen has been the higher wattage of electricity to operate it. That shed was wired by the former owner and probably needs to be redone by my electrician son so that I can have lights on both sides of the divided shed.
Most people buy the 2700 kelvin, they are the cheapest and they put out a dull yellow light, not very bright. then there is the next one up that puts out a perfect light for in the house. The next is the 6500 kelvin, i believe, it puts out a bright bluish light. It is suppose to be the closest to natural light. Thats what we have in our pens.
I am going to determine the length of the bulbs in the rabbit barn and get some to replace those as well. With this cold weather, my florescents don't want to shine very brightly out there, which may be one element of my rabbit breeding difficulties. The lights in the chicken pens are just edison based bulbs, but maybe I can persuade my son (or Dean) to put in florescents after this cold spell passes. No sense in feeding chickens that don't produce eggs, when there is a way to encourage egg production that doesn't involve showing them an axe and frying pan, followed by loud threats.
