mrboston
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Post by mrboston on Oct 24, 2007 11:16:15 GMT -6
I need to put some light into my chicken coop to compensate for the shortened days. I only need to run it for about 3 hours before sunrise and have it go off.
I would prefer not to hardwire it as there is some distance between the coop and the house. I was thinking a solar powered shed light. My problem is I can't seem to find anything about hooking up a timer to the solar light.
Any ideas from you handy folks out there. Keep in mind though I am not a handyman by any stretch, so it would have to be pretty simple.
Thanks!!
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DirtyDon
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Post by DirtyDon on Oct 24, 2007 16:40:12 GMT -6
something I learned early on in life, there's someone at a Radio Shack somewhere that has a solution to any challenge you can present them.
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Post by gardener on Oct 24, 2007 18:48:15 GMT -6
May I ask why you need a lite in your chicken coop before sun rise?
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mrboston
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Post by mrboston on Oct 25, 2007 7:11:00 GMT -6
gardener, To keep egg production up during the shorter days. I don't intend to leave it on all of the time just to add a couple hours of light that we lose during the winter months.
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Post by DirtyDon on Oct 25, 2007 8:44:24 GMT -6
This is interesting... how did they handle this in the days before electricity?
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Post by mrboston on Oct 25, 2007 8:54:33 GMT -6
They didn't. They just let the production tail off and ate less eggs:)
. They need about 12 hours of light a day to keep laying well. They recommend you do it at the beginning of the day.
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