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Also, could letting them out of the hutch every day be too much of a shock to the two non-layers?

Won't this interrupt their sleep cycle, though?

Okay, so when should I have them on?

So, what are the logistics of this? Should I hang warm LED lights in the ceiling of their hutch?

I don't have any current pics, but here's a rough diagram. The tarp is over the hutch to keep the rain off so the wood won't decay or mold. The hutch itself is 5'×2' so this isn't exactly to scale, but it gives the idea. This aviary has high walls on each side, so direct sunlight shines straight...

Does this include letting them out of the hutch? Should I merely feed and water them daily? How often should I clean the hutch? (it has a sand floor and I scoop it like cat litter).

As in direct light? So it just being daytime won't cut it?

Also, I've noticed Athena only lays after dark. Can you explain why they need 14 hours?

Any tips on brightness, size, location, etc.?

So it doesn't need to be sunlight?

Southeast United States

Does the light have to be direct sunlight or do they merely need to be aware that it's daytime?

UPDATE (see here for recent developments): So I actually had two roos, one flew away, and I got two more hens. Total flock numbers are 5 hens, 1 roo. The first three hens - Hera, Athena, and Eris - are at least 10 weeks old, but only Athena is laying eggs resulting in a very slow 1 egg per...

Like put him in with them? They were all raised together as one flock to begin with. Once he came of age to start breeding, he started freaking them out and pulling feathers. That's why I separated him. I tried keeping him away from the flock altogether, but they all went on a hunger strike.

I still don't want them to breed. I don't want fertilized eggs period. What do you mean about them not raising their own chicks though? And what does broody mean?

I have them in an aviary of sorts. It's walled off with a high enough wall that they can't fly away. They live in a wooden hutch in there, and I have a tarp over it to prevent rain from ruining the wood or getting into their living space. Even when I let them out into the aviary, they prefer to...

I've had my flock for about 8 weeks now and got them when they were a week old. I have four hens and a roo, and I keep the roo in the same hutch in a screened off area so he doesn't breed with the hens. They can all see each other and are eating well and have plenty of room. For about two weeks...