What are you guys doing to get your chkckens laying in the winter?

[aart]

The light is light sensitive so it comes on when its "dark enough" and turns off when it runs out of charge so i estimated about 6-9pm but it could be a little earlier. So, im not sure i would call it a feature but its basically a built in timer i guess. The birds always come out of the house as soon as the sun comes up and when the coop light comes on they go inside right away so theyre in the light from about 630am to 9pm at night.

Yeah, that's not really going to work well as supplemental lighting.
Consistent duration and brightness of light is important.

 

[UncleDougsChickens]

Yeah, that's not really going to work well as supplemental lighting.
Consistent duration and brightness of light is important.

Its consistent in the sense that it auto adjusts to the changing daylight hours. IE it goes on earlier in the winter cause its darker earlier and goes on later in the summer. The light itself is good but it actually won't turn on unless its dark enough thats why i mentioned it.

 

[aart]

Its consistent in the sense that it auto adjusts to the changing daylight hours. IE it goes on earlier in the winter cause its darker earlier and goes on later in the summer. The light itself is good but it actually won't turn on unless its dark enough thats why i mentioned it.

They need a consistent ~14 hours of light to lay.
This might help you understand:
Here's a pretty good article on supplemental lighting.