Light is the first important factor to consider when it comes to creating a great environment for poultry and ensuring healthy growth as well as high egg production. There are also a number of key factors to consider when designing a systematic lighting environment on a poultry farm.
Light distribution and uniformity of light intensity are major considerations when you are designing a poultry lighting system. Spectrum can be the key to helping you perfect your lighting environment
Since poultry can perceive the entire electromagnetic spectrum, the range of invisible light for humans can also be perceived by poultry. Lighting therefore varies greatly in colour and temperature.
Colour temperature also has an effect on how ‘warm’ or ‘cool’ the lighting is. Correlated colour temperature (CTT) plays an important role in providing warmth and the lower the colour temperature the better, which is very poultry farm friendly.
Lights in poultry houses should also not flicker. Flickering lights cause a stroboscopic effect and chickens can detect flickering at frequencies of up to 200 kHz, so the wrong lights can end up creating an unsettling environment for your chickens, which can be very detrimental to your poultry's growth as well as egg production.
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