Do Chickens Need Artificial Light At Night?

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Do Chickens Need Artificial Light At Night?

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Answer 1

Do your homework on your chicken breeds, mine laid all winter long. Chickens need their rest too. By keeping a light on them that stimulates them to keep laying. Give them a good laying mash, and find the ones that the cold doesn't affect, and you should get eggs all winter long.

Answer 2

Anonymous answered

I live out in the country in the NE. I find if I leave a light on in the winter months they will continue to lay.

Answer 3

You don't have to have a light on at night unless they are chicks and need a heat lamp. However when the seasons begin to change it is better for you to have artificial light to simulate the sun so they continue to lay eggs.