when to stop lighting my chickens

[Spitterkat]

So I've read that it's best to light chickens around the beginning of autumn, when natural light starts to drop below approx 14 hours of daylight. When would you take artificial lighting off? would you also taper it until there is 14 hours daily naturally?

Please only reply if youre pro lighting, i dont really want a pros / cons thread, just straight 'how to' info.

 

[aart]

I start slowly ramping the light up around now to keep it from going below 14 hours,
(or whatever duration you decide you want them to have).
My timer is set to come on in the early mornings so they go to roost with natural sunset.

Then I just shut if off once the natural daylight hits 14 hours in the spring.