Interesting, thanks for sharing! I might try that. How do you provide the light? Do you have a large lighting setup, or would just a simple light bulb be enough?
No electricity in my coop, just a heavy-duty extension cord and a single household bulb in the housing for a heat lamp. It doesn't take much light, I've heard a night light will do and would probably be safer. Some people use rope lights or Christmas lights (white, not red!). Safety first, whatever you use. Keep cord joints up out of the wet, of course. I clean the coop about 3 pm every afternoon and that's when I turn on the light (plug it in). DH closes the coop at 5 pm when he gets home from work (it's dark out), then goes out again at 7 pm and unplugs it.
