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Hi, I have a quick questian. What do you guys use light wise in your coop for your laying hens? We live off grid with a generator and small battery bank and the led bulbs draw a lot less than the incondescent bulbs but when I use led my girls stop laying, yet my bro uses that and his lay!!🤷‍♀️...

My hen is laying internally and I need to stop her from laying any more until I can get her to a vet. I’ve read that to stop laying, a hen should have no more than 10 hours of daylight, but I’m not sure how people accomplish this. To intentionally stop egg laying… Do you put the hen in a...

hello , I have a SunGlo uvb light 70wt that I used to use for my turtle. Wondering if I can use this bulb for the brooder (3 silkie chicks from the incubator) is it an appropriate bulb or do I need to get a red light or warm Light cheap bulb? Will the UVB and brightness affect the chicks...

I recently moved my chicks to the outside coop (Eglu Cube). It has only been 2 days, but they still do not know how to go back to the coop before dusk. I have been manually putting them back in the coop. I would like to try putting a light in the coop and hopefully that would help. I am looking...

Hi all, I’m searching for a solar coop light that I can set a timer to turn off and on at certain times. Pref no remotes, unless it has a long range and can work through walls 😅 Main purpose is to help guide my flock back in to their coop at night as they won’t do it on their own. The only...

Hello Everyone! My flock is about 6-7 weeks old now. I have introduced them outside to their permanent home. Everything seems to be going good so far, except a couple of concerns. They will not go inside the coop by themselves at night. I know its clean, so possbile bugs, pest, etc. are not an...

Hi all! I’m totally new to the chicken world… I have baby chicks that are about 5 weeks old. I moved them into their new coop 2 days ago. I have been reading that they shouldn’t leave the coop for at least 4 days, I have also read a week. Is this accurate? Also, I just noticed today how dark it...

So ive been raising this cockerel i bought as an egg, it is definately a brahma but i am not sure what colour it is? At first i thought it was a light but after getting a light pullet im thinking its not. It does not look like a dark brahma either so im thinking it might be a mix? Sure looked...

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Duck egg incubator day # 10

Obviously this time of year there will be less daylight and in FL we may have more sunlight but it's less around this time regardless. My question is: What counts as sunlight for the quails? I've read on here that quails need about 14 hours of sunlight each day to keep producing eggs...

Like in previous post I am again having problems sexing Sussex chickens, I recently hatched 7 out of 10 eggs. These chicks are now 4-5 weeks old and are a cross between Light Sussex and a ISA Brown and Black hen. I do not know specifically who the mother is of which chick as they all look pretty...

Hi, I have two 3 week old chicks. The lamp I'm using (40w standard desk lamp.. NOT heat lamp/bulb) fell on the chick and she was stuck inside for a second or 2. I'm worried it may have burned her. Luckily, the lamp is warm but not ridiculously hot (I can touch it briefly). And she is...

I need to make a chicken tractor with coop out of something light. We started to do one in wood and it’s too heavy even though small. I’m thinking PVC but wondering how to attach hardware cloth to it. We have eagles and hawks as well as coyotes. Also our property is sloped. Any build hints to...

I've wondered this and haven't used artificial light because I've heard it can be stressful. Is this a myth? I know normally people use it to keep hens laying throughout the winter. But it seems like this unnatural light would somehow affect there laying pattern or health. For example, this...

Advice is given freely especially if your new, but that doesn’t mean it is accurate! So what I have learned so far! Hens are Pullets til a year! *Your chickens need lights in the coop 24 hours! - not true ! Myth! *Light is Beneficial for egg laying- true *Your chickens should start laying in 4...

I introduce light to improve egg laying over the winter time. My hens are off grid to I am limited to power from small 12v battery and solar panel. Because of limited power I use a low a wattage led bulb (2w) for a small henhouse 3x4 feet. I have my doubts whether my lighting has any affect...

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Question: Does the new coop design (see 3D model below) provide enough light for the hens to keep laying? Our coop/hutch will sit up against a wall for its backside, so light can really only enter through the front (the roof being a garden at some point). This is the 3D model I have so far...