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    Extra light for chickens

    Think about a long summer day; depending on where you live, sunrise around 6 am, and sunset around 9 pm. Now, it's not getting light until 8 am and getting dark at 5 pm here in MT. So you would turn your light on from 6-8 am, then again from 5-8 pm. Shoot for around 14 hours of light.
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    supplemental lighting and food/water?

    I've just started giving my hens some supplemental lighting in their coop, which does not have food or water in it. The feeder and waterer are kept outside, under the coop. Since the ladies are now getting extra light in their confined coop, do I need to put some food or water in there? The...
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    Only one hen is laying

    Thanks for the feedback. The hens seem to be maturing at a different rate as well. Braveheart, the lead hen(barred rock) has all the layer bird signs: deep red comb, broad body, etc. The 2nd in command, an australorp named Jackee, is looking pretty mature, but the other australorps are still...
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    Only one hen is laying

    I have a small backyard flock, 2 barred rocks and 4 black australorps. We got them as chicks kind of late, June 27th to be exact. I figured that would put them into laying mode around the end of November. Well, the lead hen, Braveheart, started right on schedule. But she's the only one that...
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