hi, i love your post, here in england it is also dark by 4.30pm, the girls trot of into their coop to settle down, i feel so sorry that they havnt had a really long day like in the summer months, no easy foraging if the ground is wet and hard, so i just give them more treats through out the day, and bless them they are all still laying, i feel for you if you go to work all day, i am retired so i spend as much time with them as possible, roll on spring.