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Oh ****, I've been waking them at 4:30 am with lights. Should I change that to 4:30pm-8:00pm with lights

Ok, that answers my question. In Louisiana, our temp last week was 80* for a high and lows in 50* tomorrow suppose to be 23*

When is it cold enough to put a heat source in the coop?

I put golf balls in the coop the other day

Do I put the light on a timer and have it turn on like an hr before sunrise like 4:50am?

Have the others laying yet? These 4 are still eggless

So should I put a light on inside the coop to add more light to there day?

Come on, help the newbie

These birds are suppose to be between 6&8 months old

Ok, the birds are roosting in the coop at 5:00pm everyday. Now, I have Aracana and Bared hens. They are 6-8 months old. I put golf balls in the laying boxes. They are eating Purena laying feed What else can I do to start egg production?

FYI : the top of the coop is clear plastic like tin, allows lots of natural light in.

A friend told me go get some golf balls and put in the laying boxes. So I did about 4:30 pm today. I walked past the coop about 5:30 and noticed all the chickens were gone. I looked at the enclosure door and it was locked. So I walked over to the coop window and this is what I saw. So WTH? I...

The coup is 8'widex 3.5' long with 4 laying boxes . Including the ladder roost it has 18' of roost bar's inside. Chickens have over 1' between them if so desired. I read on the thread to give them plenty of room at least 12' per chicken

I'm in Louisiana so yes I'm in the northern Hemisphere. Putting chickens to bed? Please explain? Am I suppose to close there door and catch them and put them in the coop 1 by 1? How is this done? And yes there run roost is about 3' off the ground.