Chickens not laying

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:24 pm

Farrier..ok..thanks..incandescents add a little heat too but in my case it will be an LED equivalent..8 watts is sooo much better..lol...but no heat

Farrier1987 · Post by **Farrier1987** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:33 pm

I was wondering about LED. Dose it have the same effect? I was wondering if it has the right spectrum to nudge the hormones along. Anyone know for sure?

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:53 pm

The LEDs come in "daylight" and "soft white"... And of course the stupid expensive grow light versions...not sure about the actual light spectrum though...

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:24 pm

LEDs are fine, or they worked fine when I used them, but fluorescent tubes work better than LEDs... it's not the light perceived by the eye that matters, It's what's absorbed by skin...even a blind hen relies on daylight ( or equivalent) to lay eggs, and even a hen with no eyes will lay eggs if she gets enough light on top of her head.

Post by **Killerbunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 5:19 am

ANd apparently black hens require more light than others.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:04 am

2 eggs from 24 hens yesterday, definitely new low

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 4:42 pm

OC..them ain't great numbers..lol..my little dozen rocks are still cranking out about 4-5 doz per week.. I was sure that they would ease off now because they're starting to look very rough and I'm assuming they are going into molt