Due to COVID-19 no egg layers were available until two weeks ago August 22/20. I pickup a few Red Sexlinks and Azure Blues. They were 16 weeks so now they are 18 weeks. Some of their wattles are turning red some are a bit slower as expected. I am not sure whether or not I am going to add additional light. Our days are becoming shorter. Today we are going to have 12 hours and 58 minutes of sunlight. By the end of December will be under 10 hours of sunlight.
I do realize production will be low with less light as a matter fact very low. Where as these birds are designed for high production over a few years my question is if I don’t force them into high production in the early stage of life will they continue to produce later in life? The sex links are designed to produce 300 or more eggs a year at Peak production as the Azure blues are designed to produce 295 eggs a year at peak production. Can I slow the production and spread it out over a longer period of time?
Thank you for your comments.
I do realize production will be low with less light as a matter fact very low. Where as these birds are designed for high production over a few years my question is if I don’t force them into high production in the early stage of life will they continue to produce later in life? The sex links are designed to produce 300 or more eggs a year at Peak production as the Azure blues are designed to produce 295 eggs a year at peak production. Can I slow the production and spread it out over a longer period of time?
Thank you for your comments.