chickens and daylight

[pen]

When you read that chickens need a certain amount of daylight each day to lay eggs, does that mean I should force my chicks out of their coop and into the pen where the sunlight is brighter? They are 7 weeks old and they seem to spend all their time inside the coop vs the pen. There are two windows for circulation but when the door to the pen is closed it is not bright inside.

 

[ozark hen]

on thing I learned is that let the chicks/chickens choose when they want to do something. Forcing them is more stressful on you. They will go on in their own good time.