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I think until someone demonstrates that any harm is actually being done to the chickens, I'm extending the day here in Western Maine to the daylight length my hens' sisters at the Equator are enjoying, approx 12 hours per day.
That seems like a moderate approach to me.
Wayne
There is a lot of discussion about problems of extending the day in the winter in the northern latitudes, but i have not seen any scientific data to convince me. Only opinion.
My question is if I were living in Equador where my hen was getting 12 hours of natural light each day of the year and...