Scared of the Dark????

[tjo804]

I understand the wanting to simulate a mother getting off the nest, but something to remember is once Chickens go to bed they do not move around or get off the nest. so changes in the night are not a natural mother hen thing. She will not feed or eliminate waste at night. I have always used a red light for heat and let the windows handle the lighting for them. Hope this is helpful.
Good luck!

 

[GardenJen77]

If you can’t afford to buy MHP or brinsea Ecoglow like me, you can use a daytime light(daylight) and a nighttime light(red). Since I have Christmas timers and all this light bulbs, I have 2 lights that will alternate to simulate day and night on timer. So they are used to change of lighting by the time they move to the coop.

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I like! That's the type of time I use lol. I will try that technique and see if it works for me.