New question: lights or not? I put up a string of tube lights in the hen house and have it on a timer from about 7 am to 7 pm. But, what I'm finding is I don't want to turn the chickens out before it actually gets light outside, so then they kind of scruff around inside the coop for about an hour or so. Seems when I do let them out, they are all jazzed up and kind of crazy. The rooster is beside himself looking for his morning sport (I assume its not happening in the coop although I haven't been peeking in). From 10 hens I'm getting 5-6 eggs per day. Do you provide winter light or no? I think it also helps with the heat a bit, although that is not a particular concern for me (temperate).
