light on after brooding

[lambergirl]

I just read that after the brooding stage,don't have lights on at night. All types of poultry need a period of darkness. Leaving light on all night creates stress in the birds to the point of breaking down with diseases. Is this true and if so, when is the brooding stage over?

 

[momma-hen]

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I use reptile warmers and thus never have a light on at night. They are ceramic "bulbs" that don't emit any light.....just heat. During the day, I use full spectrum bulbs for light.


PS. I got them on ebay

 

[4-H chicken mom]

It is true that its not healthy to have a light on all the time. It throws the birds all out of whack because then they never know when to lay their eggs, eat food, or sleep. If you want to increase egg production, put a light on a timer and set if for early morning, say 4 or 5 AM, and just have it go off when it gets daylight.