I always give my extra light in the morning......I'm always afraid it will be too dark for them to gather in their coop area when the evening light goes off. I have the light on a timer and don't really worry too much about it in the morning - comes on- goes off. How does the light in the evening work for you?Our girl did take a few extra week's .. It also depends on the amount of day light.. We keep a light on them in the evening for about 2 extra hours