Late October I started noticing a slow drop in egg production and made a mental note to keep an eye on it. As we proceeded into November and we regularly dropped by 30% (3 eggs) I discovered that not having 14 hours of daylight can start to affect the hormones that control egg production. If you wanted to keep your eggs coming during the shorter months of winter you would need to supplement with artificial light. We installed a timer so that most of the additional hours would be during the morning, which according to the experts was the best. Before the week was out the chickens were back to their old standards!
Now wer just have to deal with frozen water!
Ahhhh, the joys of cold weather...... Hey, it could be much worse, we could be up north!
We are a lavender and honey farm. We are nestled in the Cumberland gap area right in the Powell Valley of Eastern Tennessee. 324 Pierce Rd Speedwell, TN 37870 providing fresh raw honey and wonderful natural skincare products.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Shorter days/ longer nights November 20th 2013
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