Time change is affecting my chickens

[dae006]

How dark is the coop while they're shut in there? If they're (from their point of view) losing an hour of daytime in the morning now that you've changed the time they get let out, they might well be staying out longer in the evening to try and make up for it - especially if your days are quite short this time of year.

Would it be possible to let them out closer to the time they were getting out in the morning before the clock change?

This is the only thing that changed, so quite possible. The reason I changed the opening time was so they Wouldn’t be let out in the dark. Don’t ask me why I thought I should do that.

 

[kattabelly]

This is the only thing that changed, so quite possible. The reason I changed the opening time was so they Wouldn’t be let out in the dark. Don’t ask me why I thought I should do that.

Before the clock change it was opening at 8am, right? And now it's opening at what would be 9am if the clocks hadn't gone back?

What time is sunrise where you are, at the moment / what time were they actually going outside before the change?

 

[dae006]

Before the clock change it was opening at 8am, right? And now it's opening at what would be 9am if the clocks hadn't gone back?

What time is sunrise where you are, at the moment / what time were they actually going outside before the change?

You are correct with the opening statement. Sunrise in my area (standard time) is 6:43 am this morning and Dec. 20 it will be 7:37am. This is why I changed it to 8:00 standard time rather than keeping it at 7:00 standard time so they won’t be out in the dark.

 

[kattabelly]

You are correct with the opening statement. Sunrise in my area (standard time) is 6:43 am this morning and Dec. 20 it will be 7:37am. This is why I changed it to 8:00 standard time rather than keeping it at 7:00 standard time so they won’t be out in the dark.

It'll already be starting to get light at 7am if sunrise is at 7:37. If there's no other reason to be keeping them in later, I'd change the morning opening time back, give them the option to come out at the crack of dawn and see if that makes a difference.