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They will generally start about a month or two later than average this time of year. They will generally lay at a decreased rate until February or March when production will start to pick up. I have never added extra lights to my hens. My first year pullets always lay. My May raised ones will...

Lighting won't affect first year pullets. Lights are used to hurry along adult molts and bring older hens back into production sooner. Unless your birds are lacking natural lighting in the coop I personally would skip adding lights.