Heres the deal, I have around 60 give or take hens that are laying. its great that they are laying, dont get me wrong. but they havent had any extra light on them for months, yet we get around 40-50 eggs a day. why are we still getting eggs?
Either you are very lucky or have high production bred young birds. 80 to 90% production rate this time of year is exceptional.
Some breeds and hens are less affected by light hours than others. I have 4 leghorns and some bantams and they are laying well despite the short days. At the moment it only gets properly light here around 8:30 and by 17:00 it's dark again. I don't supplement their light as I'm keeping them more for pets than eggs.
First year pullets, especially production strains, will lay very well their first winter. Not unusual.
