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I'll bump it up to 14 hours and see what that does. I have 3.75 sq ft per bird floor space and roosting space for about 25. I have four nest boxes but they only use two. They have four acres to roam when they are out, plus a 600 sq ft run. I don't think they are stressed.

The chickens are 9 months old, they started laying at 20 to 23 weeks. I've had them since they were a day old. I've never gotten an egg a day. I have a light that provides 12 hours a day, 3 hours artifical and 9 sun light. I feed them Layena pellets. They are out for 2 to 3 hours each evening...

Before buying new chickens this year I investigated how good of layers they were. I bought 9 production reds and 9 brown leghorns. Their production was rated very high, one egg a day. I have not gotten an egg a day from any one of them. At best I will get six from the reds and 3 from the...