Supplemental chicken coop lighting
We might try to start extending
the chicken's daylight hours a few weeks earlier next year.
Starting today their morning
will begin around 3 am, which should get us close to the 14 hour point
needed to keep them laying on a more regular schedule.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Hello Anna
My brother who lives in Eagar Az at the 7,000 foot elavation is going to install a timed sun lamp for his chickens. Over the past week or so he has notice that his chickens are laying about half as many eggs.
What do you think about this idea?