To Light or Not To Light ~ That is the Question!

[aart]

So when my cat brings me mice/voles can/should I just toss them in the coop for the chickens?

You could indeed. Takes them a whole morning of chasing and banging it on the ground before (I assume )they ingest it. Tho I have seen voles dead but whole on the ground in the run. I will never understand why they don't hold on to stuff with their feet and tear it up with beak...SMH.

 

[PirateGirl]

You could indeed. Takes them a whole morning of chasing and banging it on the ground before (I assume )they ingest it. Tho I have seen voles dead but whole on the ground in the run. I will never understand why they don't hold on to stuff with their feet and tear it up with beak...SMH.

Hmm... I'll give it a try. If it doesn't disappear by the time they go to roost I'll dispose of it as usual.

 

[jthornton]

Chicken Chick has some good info, amongst the plethora of ads, but the lighting info is from an avian vet that works in the poultry industry.

One of the things I like about FireFox is the "Reader View" kills all the side bar ads.

Edit: I just found out that Opera has a "Reader View" plugin .

JT

 

[Spartan22]

Hi Riversbend!

It’s only my 4th winter with chickens, the first 2, I’ve used light supplement on a timer, only in the mornings (5-8 am so I can scoop the night droppings, feed and make sure they have water before work) and I got an average of 6-8 eggs per day out of 10 hens on winter. Last year I’ve decided not to do lights at all.

 

[jthornton]

Hi Riversbend!

It’s only my 4th winter with chickens, the first 2, I’ve used light supplement on a timer, only in the mornings (5-8 am so I can scoop the night droppings, feed and make sure they have water before work) and I got an average of 6-8 eggs per day out of 10 hens on winter. Last year I’ve decided not to do lights at all.

How many eggs did you get a day last winter?
JT

 

[Spartan22]

How many eggs did you get a day last winter?
JT

8-10 out of 20 since I added more chicks spring of that year.