Mine do not get food or water in the coop. They go to bed at 6:30-7:00 right now (their choice) and I open the coop at 6am every morning. I have a flood light in the run so turn it on when I go out.
By the time I have done all the rest of my morning chores it is light enough I can turn the flood light off.
No one seems to be suffering from nights of doing without. They stretch and flap before getting a drink or eating.
By the time I have done all the rest of my morning chores it is light enough I can turn the flood light off.
No one seems to be suffering from nights of doing without. They stretch and flap before getting a drink or eating.