Re: Are your girls still laying?

From: Jay (j_green156_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/05/04 

Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 11:46:29 -0000

"Karen Valley" <karen.valley@orange.net> wrote in message
news:394cf335.0411050339.6e902283@posting.google.com...
> usenet@isbd.co.uk wrote in message news:<2uulkjF2ek5qdU1@uni-berlin.de>...
>> Karen Valley <karen.valley@orange.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > Just interested in when I can expect them to stop laying for winter.
>> > They've definitely slowed down, but I'm still getting 1-2 eggs most
>> > days. Will the clock change be the final straw?!
>>
>> I don't really see how the 'clock change' will affect the chickens,
>> they don't wear watches you know, so from their point of view nothing
>> has changed at all.
>
> I'm glad there are other more helpful people on this ng! I may be a
> chicken newbie but even I've sussed that telling the time isn't high
> on their list of skills.
>
> The point is that they have a shorter day. I let them out at 7ish in
> the morning - last week they put themselves to bed around 6. This week
> - following the clock change - it's around 5. They have an hour less
> of daylight.

And they will get less still between now and Christmas. Presumably you wont
be letting them out at 7 for much longer as it will still be dark at that
time soon.

Regards
Jay