When describing egg-laying habits of each breed, my favorite chicken book (A Chicken in Every Yard, by Robert and Hannah Litt) mentions average quantities of eggs laid in the summer vs. winter. For example, my breeds will lay an average of 5-6 a week in the summer and 3-4 a week in the winter. My question though is this: If I DO NOT provide artificial light during the winter months, will my hen lay anything at all? (I live in temperate Pacific Northwest, where it seldom dips below freezing, but has fairly short and dark days.)
P.S. One of my four chicks (ahem, Hens) laid her first eggs this week and I am totally stoked!!!
P.S. One of my four chicks (ahem, Hens) laid her first eggs this week and I am totally stoked!!!
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