I like her. She's where I got the idea to brood in a tent with my first batch (which was a really good experience), and where I got SUPER confused about lighting for fall chicks. In fact, my comment is posted on her website at the bottom of that article - it's a big, long question about her lighting recommendation and how the heck it's supposed to work. In her answer, she really didn't know either, she was going by what Gail Damerow's book says on the subject (which is also super confusing). I ended up asking Michigan State University Poultry Extension and they said to keep out-of-season chicks/pullets at 10 on/14 off until POL (after week 16) and then increase by 30 min each week until you reach 14-16 hours of light, but I think that's assuming they will be on artificial lights the whole time (like for egg factories, because that's the only thing we can get any real research on). Anyway, I think The Featherbrain is a great resource, and I like that she attempts to follow the science (it's just that sometimes the science isn't applicable for "Backyarders"
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). I appreciate a good bird nerd that likes to dive into all the little niche topics that come up in chicken keeping.
