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Do they have a window? Ours often don't go in the coop till 9 or 9:30 in mid summer, and are up by 6 or so in the morning. They are NEVER still asleep at 8:30 in the morning, even in winter, but they have a large window that lets light in.

I agree with Lemon Drop, the natural state of affairs is for chickens to sleep from dark to light. Naturally, this changes with the seasons. Commercially, I believe layers are kept on a 14-hour light cycle, which means they sleep 10 hours out of every 24. But these battery hens are only kept in...