Winter Lighting??

[Ravencoop]

G-day Folks! Great site thanks for all the information, its been a great help for being a first time chicken Stewart. We just celebrated our first Egg last week! I never thought I could get so exited about a hen laying and egg! We are prepping for a cold Ontario winter and have a lighting question. I am substituting sunlight with a light bulb to achieve 14hrs of light to keep up egg production. I would like to turn on a red heat lamp through the coldest part of the night. Will this add to the chickens total light giving them way over 14hrs?
Thanks!

 

[AlienChick]

Nope.
If the red lamp is on at night, they'll just sleep.

 

[Ravencoop]

That's what I'm hoping. Coop is fully insulated with ventilation and just what to keep them comfortable on those frosty nights!