Santandercol
396 posts
Nov 07, 2006
7:36 AM
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I'm about to start my white racers on the breeding program and am wondering which type of light bulbs to use for best effect to simulate natural daylight.Any input appreciated.
YITS,
Kelly.
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Fr.mike
189 posts
Nov 07, 2006
6:01 PM
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Kelly I use regular light bulbs(cheap as I can get) but I just read about full spectrum floresent bulbs that a rabbit breeder uses---much more exspensive-- but she said it increased litter size by aprox.20-25%. dont know much about it but might be something to look into. I also have my lights on a timmer.When breeding season begins(I start in Jan.)--I increase the light in the loft to about 16 hours of light a day. It tricks them into thinking its not winter and I think helps even though its 10 deg. or below.
Fr. Mike
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Santandercol
398 posts
Nov 09, 2006
6:14 AM
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Hey guys,
Have a single bulb in the one section 4ft X8ft.Not bright enough.Think I'll pick up one of them 4ft flourescent tube set ups to fill the room with light.
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Kelly
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661roller
25 posts
Nov 09, 2006
6:42 AM
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I have a 24" 20watt flourescent light in an 8 X 8 coop and it works very well. During daylight you can't hardly tell it is on but when it gets a little dark out it lights up the coop quite well. I can breed any time of year with it.
J.W.
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maxspin
57 posts
Nov 09, 2006
10:04 AM
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My wife did some research a while back on the full spectrum lights. (They are required for some types of reptiles). In order for them to be effective they must be within inches, so it would be a waste of money for pigeons. I like the cheap 4' florescent shop light fixture. They seem to put out a lot more light than the screw in ones. (I have both in use)
Keith Maxwell
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J_Star
659 posts
Nov 09, 2006
10:47 AM
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J.W.,
I have the same setup you have but I don't where you live. But here in NE Ohio, in the winter time it gets extremely cold and those lights don't work well at all. They feel like dim and not going to stay lit for long. The florescent spiral light that you screw in a regular socket works allot better and they stay lit and bright.
Jay
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Electric-man
23 posts
Nov 10, 2006
6:34 PM
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You have to have Hi-output fixtures if your gonna use flourescent tubes in the cold weather. They have a min. starting temp. of -20 degrees.They are more expensive to buy but there still pretty economical to use and there dependable when its cold! They also have a daylight bulb for the High Output fixtures. Most electrical supply houses can help you with the color spectrum. They've got a color for about everything.
Last Edited by Electric-man on Nov 10, 2006 6:42 PM
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Santandercol
402 posts
Nov 11, 2006
6:25 AM
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MINUS 20!!!???Shit,,,I couldn't live in that!Just because I live in Canada doesn't mean I'm an Eskimo!!!I'm a wet coast kinda guy where we only get maybe 2 weeks of at the most -10 during winter.They can keep the snow on the ski hills!
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Kelly
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Electric-man
25 posts
Nov 11, 2006
1:48 PM
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I agree,I don't like the cold either, but the regular flourescent fixture won't hardly fire below 50 degrees, if it does , your only getting about half-light. It stays colder than that here pretty much all winterhere. I put a 2-lamp 8ft. high output fixture in my loft last year. It cost about $50 bucks for the fixture and lamps. We had many nights below freezing and I am very happy so far. Plus, the fixture doesn't get so hot in the summer. I haven't tried the screw in type, but I hear there pretty good also.
The day it gets to a negative anything around here and I'm going south! LOL
Val
Last Edited by Electric-man on Nov 11, 2006 1:51 PM
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