Hi everyone.
How much extra light can geese tolerate in the winter? I have my duck pen right next to the goose pen and I do supply light at night to the ducks which are Golden 300 Hybrids. Some of the light does shine into my goose pen near the gate and they seem to like sleeping right there. I am not sure if they like it because of the light or because its next to the gate. My winters are usually fairly mild and my ducks lay all year round with only a brief slow up during molting and the duck eggs are important to me. I have 3 solar lights, two shining away from the geese, and one that hangs shining down and its light does go into the goose pen. The lights go off when the battery charge goes down...usually between midnight and 4am depending on how sunny the weather is. None of the lights are very bright but the combo is good at illuminating the whole duck yard. I can't really reposition the two pens to be farther apart. Anyone think the light will be a problem?
How much extra light can geese tolerate in the winter? I have my duck pen right next to the goose pen and I do supply light at night to the ducks which are Golden 300 Hybrids. Some of the light does shine into my goose pen near the gate and they seem to like sleeping right there. I am not sure if they like it because of the light or because its next to the gate. My winters are usually fairly mild and my ducks lay all year round with only a brief slow up during molting and the duck eggs are important to me. I have 3 solar lights, two shining away from the geese, and one that hangs shining down and its light does go into the goose pen. The lights go off when the battery charge goes down...usually between midnight and 4am depending on how sunny the weather is. None of the lights are very bright but the combo is good at illuminating the whole duck yard. I can't really reposition the two pens to be farther apart. Anyone think the light will be a problem?
