Solar Power at Night

    We don't have access to electricity where the ducks' coop is.  So we installed a nice solar light that is operational via remote or via sensor.  It has elongated their day as the natural light from the sun wanes in these encroaching colder months.  Ducks cannot see in the dark, and the light has helped them stay out of their coop longer.  This will hopefully get us some eggs sooner than spring as they lay based on amount of light in a day.  The ducks are still locked up in their coop by 10pm to keep them safe from predators.  They scurry into their safe area at the sound of owls or shuffling in the brush.  They have great instincts to seek shelter as prey animals.  

Cayuga ducks napping under solar light.  Other two ducks nestled in coop.