Red bulbs or Clear ones?

[rcentner]

I want heat for the coops in the winter, but I want to extend the daylight hours eventually as well. So do I buy red lamps..will that work for extra light or do they need more than that? Or do I have to buy one to have on at night and one for the day? I read that they don't sleep well with the regular light if it is on all night, true?

 

[natalie1136]

Last year we left a heat lamp on in the coop all winter. It was to keep the water thawed, it was red and our hens laid all year.

 

[Coopa Cabana]

I have used the red - just be sure they say they are Shatterproof!!

 

[Opa]

The red light heat lamps provide heat but not the type of light birds need for a daylight substitute. You will have to provide a white light if you want to extend their day.

 

[al6517]

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Yea what he said LOL. Red lights are mainly used to keep young chicks from picking at each other and still provide heat. but for laying you need a whiter light. Now if you extend laying through the winter they will become overly stressed and it could lead to a few problems come spring, as their imune system is low at this point.

AL