Time change and decrease in egg production...

[imfinitechickens]

You're kidding, right?

lol i wasn’t sure if he was serious or not but i tried to be serious in case someone else was watching that didn’t know about winter drop off in production

 

[GC-Raptor]

My five 6 months old pullets have been jumping off roosts in the dark and if they can't find their way to a nest box, lay on the floor. Not a problem before time change.
Now I'll explain.
I add lights at 5 am daily year-round. So with the time change last weekend, I started to turn lights on 20 minutes later starting last Saturday (5:20 DST), Sunday (4:40 ST), and Monday (5:00 ST).
My pullets start squawking as soon as they hear me and turn on the outside lights. They are not happy with the time change. Those who haven't laid on the floor head to the nests.

Photo was taken just minutes after turning on lights.
Poor girls are still complaining this morning. No eggs on floor today, found one as recently as yesterday though and several since time change. GC
ETA; my three 2 years old haven't complained. They probably enjoy the extra hour of sleep. . GC