Light affecting laying, please help

[Silviaschicks]

Hi,
I have a lot of mosquitoes in my coop which I don't want to bring diseases to my girls so I put mosquito netting in their coop. However, the netting is so dense that not enough light is coming in, and my girls have stopped laying. It would be a pain to remove all the netting, but I will if I have to. Any ideas on what to do? Thanks for all the help in advance!

 

[Iluveggers]

Hi,
I have a lot of mosquitoes in my coop which I don't want to bring diseases to my girls so I put mosquito netting in their coop. However, the netting is so dense that not enough light is coming in, and my girls have stopped laying. It would be a pain to remove all the netting, but I will if I have to. Any ideas on what to do? Thanks for all the help in advance!

Can you install a light? Is their run dark also?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Can you install a light? Is their run dark also?

x2. Even if the coop is mostly dark that shouldn't really impact their laying if they're getting light exposure while out in the run.

Are you sure they haven't stopped laying in anticipation of fall molt? Dunno how old your girls are and how long/short your days are but my older ones are already molting.

 

[Silviaschicks]

There’s also mosquito netting on the run, we have a clear roof on the run so usually it would be fine but I’m integrating new pullets so they’re in a part of the run with a wood roof

 

[rosemarythyme]

Might have to go with artificial lighting at this point just to see how much difference that makes.

 

[aart]

How old, in weeks or months, are the birds not laying?
What breed?
Have you checked their pelvic point spacings?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

I assume you don't actually live in Montero prison, but near it in FLA?

 

[Silviaschicks]

Thank you for all the replies, but I have figured out a solution! In the morning I'll put them in a different cage but so that they can still see/talk to my hen, and then after they're not fighting anymore I'll put them back in the other run