Does artificial lighting affect molting? Will they not molt if they still get the 14 avg. hours of light a day? We are giving them the extra light and our 25 girls haven't shown any signs of molting. I keep hearing of others molting. We might not give them the extra light but for them being so stupid. Now we have to do a headcount (not always reliable, like counting drops of quicksilver) and search the chicken yard for any stragglers before we lock them up, then they do their jostling around and eat a bit, drink some water and just plain relax before they go to bed. No point of locking them up in the dark. Its been raining so much we don't put feed outside right now so they need their evening snack.
Listen to me....not only an old cat lady, now I'm an old chicken lady.
-Ilene
Listen to me....not only an old cat lady, now I'm an old chicken lady.

-Ilene