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All my coops have lights.
Some have not enough windows, so I have lights run year round.
They NOW come on at 6 AM & shut off by 5PM, which gives the birds a bit of fading daylight to get up & roost.
Some prefer not to light their coops, but let their birds stop laying.
Those are usually in extremely hard winter weather, such as RFF.
Her birds have to deal with such extremes, that she lets them stop laying, and be able to use all their fats for their survival.
Understandibly so!
She gets some COLD COLD weather there.
I do not get such extremes, so I light.
A timer is a great helper...so look into that, and a brooder light, both can be had at
Walmart, on an extension cord that is safe and out of rain/wet/dampness.
Your pullets should then lay at 5-6 mo of age.
And guessing, as you did not say what breed they are.
Thanks CL for the input about lighting. No need to guess, my breeds are listed in my signature! I had been debating whether or not to give them a break over the winter but I like the idea of taking climate into consideration to help make that decision.
I'm going to take a field trip to the hardware department tomorrow to see what I can see. I just might be able to get this figured out. Sure would be nice to have 8 laying hens this winter instead of only one or two!
