Sorry Scott, my hens are four years old and still laying every day after having 24/7 light their entire lifetime. As for the thread being "dead", I didn't realize that the forum had forum police to point that out.
I read a post many years ago regarding having a light in the coop that suggested leaving a light on at night. After speaking with several locals who raise hens, I put a 7 watt CFL in the coop and it stays on 24/7. My egg production actually went up, and I did not see a drop in egg production...
Hello All!
I had a small flock of a dozen hens of various brown egg-laying breeds. They are about 20 months old and were laying very well. About two weeks ago, I added 5 more hens and two roosters to the flock. I didn't really want the roosters, but when I saw them and how beautiful they were...