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With all due respect to everyone involved....can we please keep in mind that Bob Blosl (God rest his soul), originator of this thread, focused a lot of attention to the "newbies" that frequent this thread. He taught several things that a lot of new folks still need to hear (in my opinion)...

Not sure exactly what you are asking.....are you talking about the amount of TIME needed in artificial light?

Thanks Jeff

I do have it....THANKS Was just looking for a specific "recipe" if anyone had positive results from a specific breeding set up Thanks again

For those with experience in the Columbian pattern, do you have any "secrets for success" for correctly wing color. As you can see from this pix, she lacks the "fine white edging" in her wings and rather the black and white are a bit blended. I've not been too focused on color as many of you...

Here is the best 2013 hatched pullet for me.....she will be going back in with her sire in a week or 2 Not the best photograph as I was up above her....

Well....mine are not Wyandottes, but I do love my Columbians as well Quite a challenge to get the color right though....my gosh A properly colored Columbian is quite a sight

If you use carpet squares....find a flooring dealer that sells COMMERCIAL products. There are carpet tiles that have a very soft/flexible (almost rubber) back....be sure to fold it partially up the sides/back of the box to cushion the "roll" I only know this because I'm in the flooring...

....and be sure to add access to oyster shell "freely"....my egg shells are hard to crack on the kitchen countertop

You are SO right.....I have heard many times "your will have in your flock whatever you accept". Survival of the fitness is in full swing at my place

Has she been laying and recently quit? Is her abdomen swollen/hard? Unfortunately this happens sometimes with hatchery birds and occasionally breeder quality birds as well (though not as frequently)

Could she be egg bound?

I have 40W bulbs in 2 pens and 60W in the other (only because I was out of 40s)....seems to work just fine Coops are 6ft x 8ft x 8ft tall

mine head to roost about the same time....I locked up last night at 530

Lights ARE primarily for egg production. Here, sundown is around 530pm so I have adjusted light such that the birds get approx 13 hours of "light" daily....seems to be enough to stimulate egg production. Also, studies indicate that the males require light as well for proper sperm maturation...

Thanks....very pretty

I started lights on mine 2nd week of Nov.....mine have graduated each week to more light such that they come on at 430am, off at 830am....moving it tonight to come on at 4am tomorrow and that will be my last adjustment (hopefully)

Post pix PLEASE.....for us in the deep south who got 3"+ of rain

We need to keep in mind that we are all hatching too few to represent a statistically accurate sample size from which to draw conclusions. While the results we see with small numbers may lend itself to a conclusion that ACV helps produce larger quantities of female offspring, Matt's analogy is...

I was just wondering (I dont need another breed) for the benefit of DENN1948 who was looking for some, especially since he is in the SE, I thought it might be something that he could get started with as opposed to hatchery stock