Red heat lamp and sleeping schedules

[Tuffoldhen]

The only down side to keeping a heat lamp on chickens in winter 24/7 is if your electric happens to go off like out in the MidWest at the moment...your going to have some chickens that aren't able to withstand the elements .....I only use a lamp when temps dip to zero and not on a regular basis....

 

[LisaJean]

I have a red heat lamp hanging in my coop as well. I was under the impression that the girls couldn't see the red light, but it seems I was wrong.

We have a really warm week here, so I had unplugged the light. Well, each night when I would go out to close the doors on the henhouse, I found my ladies all snuggled together in the run. They couldn't find their way into the house in the dark without the red light apparently.

So I have plugged it back in for them.

Oh, I had a thermometer in the coop at one point too, but then a reptile dude at the pet store said a red lamp won't heat the air, just the bodies, bedding, etc. So a thermometer won't give you a good reading.

 

[ozark hen]

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It just gets more confusing doesn't it? I thought the red light would put out heat but no keep the chickens awake, too.?