Once you added a light to your coop how long before your hens began to lay again

[Chickengirl1304]

I will have to try the morning light instead.  i have been having my light come on at 530 at night until 830 pm.  Thanks.

I heard to do it I the morning because if the light suddenly goes off it may confuse them and get disoriented

 

[karlamaria]

morning light is always best, they can harm them selves if there not on the roost when the lights go off at night. I feed my girls lots of protein while molting, my girls are coming through it great and I will be adding christmas lights also to the coop ( out side windows on a timer so it lights the coop at 4:00 in the morning ) I plan to keep my brooder as she is a wonderful mommy, and give the other 3 older girls away and start with more pullets. I love getting eggs and filling up the cartons, I give my excess to my elderly neighbors. they love them.

 

[Chicksrkewl]

Did Christmas light work? Did you hang them around the outside of the windows?