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15 Nov ’14 - 8:06 am
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I had read somewhere that when sunlight gets less than 14 hours a day chickens slow down. Does adding a white light in the coop for a few hours in the morning help with egg production? anyone do this?

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yep, we have, you can set it up on a timer for 15 hours just to be on the safe side

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Also can confirm. My folks had chickens when I was growing up, and we always put a light out in the winter. It made a big difference. 

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put it above their water and helps keep it ice free as well

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