Even a "blind" chicken can detect the duration of the day and the corresponding seasonal variations since chickens can also perceive light through their skulls. For poultry, good illumination is particularly crucial.
Bas-Liebregts
Vencomatic Group's Bas Liebregts, a product manager, presents the option of 48 volt lighting installation in our systems. This facilitates installation greatly, according to Bas: "At 24 volts, 18 LED bulbs may be coupled together; at 48 volts, this can be up to 50 lamps. We may always put the power supply outside the bird habitats, saving on installation expenses. The 0-10 volt power supply are dimmable as well, which is the norm in our industry.
Why is lighting crucial for chickens?
"You may mimic nature with lights. We provide guidance on the overall lighting design of the home and achieve this as effectively as possible in our systems. Vencomatic Group doesn't provide goods; instead, we help farmers with their problems. Lighting plays a crucial role here.
In a chicken house, lighting intensity and light dispersion are very crucial. Because a chicken could lay an egg in a dark corner if she sees one, it's crucial that there aren't any stark disparities between light and dark within the home.
A unique diffuse foil that provides optimal light dispersal is included into our lights. By doing this, we get an adequate amount of light for animals—30–35 lux per hen—that is right and equitable. To prevent the tubes from twisting, we secure the bulb to our system. In this manner, we can be certain that the light display is constant.
What else has to be taken into consideration while lighting a poultry house?
"The light spectrum, which is the region of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to chickens, is also crucial. A chicken's vision is distinct from a person's vision. We take that into consideration while designing our lights, mimicking the chicken's visual range.
The ability to lower the light from 100% to 0% to replicate sunset is another important factor to take into account if you want to entice animals back into the system. The chicken then realizes it is time for bed.
"In nature, the hen moves to a secure resting spot in the tree after the sun sets. It acts in this manner naturally. We simulate this with the lights in the home, and the hen climbs up in the system in search of a spot to sleep. This stops floor eggs as well, so we accomplish two goals at once. Naturally not literally.
So you ought to attempt to abide by nature?
"Indeed. Another crucial factor is color temperature, commonly known as Correlated Color Temperature (CCT). The light is warmer the lower the color temperature. Although it seems paradoxical, have you ever heard of the term "white hot"? The term is derived from there. The term "color temperature" refers to the connection between a metal's temperature and the light it produces. It is stated in degrees Kelvin. Our lights provide a very soothing warm white hue that most nearly resembles the spectrum seen in nature at dawn and dusk.
You don't want a strobe effect, thus a poultry house's light fixture should not flicker either. Humans can sense flickering up to 30 kHz, whereas chickens can detect it up to 200 kHz, therefore it's not always possible to measure this accurately. We ensure that our lighting complies with that 200 kHz since the improper lights might lead to an agitated atmosphere.
What can we do to assist farmers with lighting in their chicken coops?
"We provide farmers advice based on a lighting schedule. Here is a description of the lighting program, the intended intensity at animal level, and the location of the lights. This is due to the fact that, for best results, you must match the illumination to everyday activities like feeding and opening and closing nests.
“Light is an important part of creating a good environment for the chicken and for our customers to be able to present themselves well.”
