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I did not use lights my first year, but have done so every year since then. However, I don't start my lights until October when their production drops way down. I may start lights earlier this year. I agree that in the long term, it really doesn't matter. If the flock has good nutrition, I'd...

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You might start by looking at Henderson's chicken breeds chart. Heritage quality birds are most likely to give you what you are looking for. Consider this: hatcheries are cranking out just as many chicks of a particular breed as they can. So, they are focused on using breeders that are heavy...

For the very same reason that a woman stops menstruating... can no longer get pregnant. Want to extend the years of fertility in your flock?: provide the best nutrition and environment possible. Genetics also plays a role... same with humans. Put a human in a stress filled environment...

While ova degrade in the body over time, I doubt that any hen would ever "run out" of ova. I have no science to back this up, just my personal thought. I know that the female human has far many ova than she would ever be able to release in a life time. I assume it's similar for chickens...