I am going to put a light in the coop for longer light hours. I'm getting 1 egg a day (not every day either) for 11 hens! I need more eggs darn it! LOL How strong of wattage can it be?
My coop is 8 feet square and when I use to want eggs, I used two 4 foot floresent bulbs. If it was really cold, I used a 125 Watt flood light bulb. Just don't get it too close to anything that could get hot enough to catch fire!
I have a 8x8 foot house, with a light over the water (just to keep it from freezing). It is the heat lamp the chicks had as babies, but just have a regular 100w lightbulb in it. I get 8-10 eggs per day from 10 ladies. This is their first year laying, though. I expect fewer eggs next winter. Meghan
We installed a standard light outlet and bought the "reveal" light bulbs that give out similar daylight rays. I have a small coop so we only use a 60 watt bulb. Stephanie