Re: How many fewer eggs in UK winter?

From: Deb (dmschwinn_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/07/04 

Date: 7 Nov 2004 08:11:46 -0800

Jill. wrote:
> Deb wrote:
> > I would add a window
>
> Hi Deb - windows are no use here in the winter -- when its dark its
dark

I have to get familiar with your part of the world. Here we have
daylight savings time, keeps it light at the same time in the morning
only it gets dark a lot sooner. Even though it is light out at 6:00am,
it is still very cold! So with the window my girls get the light they
need even though they can't go outside until about 10:00am. When I go
to let them out, my girls are giving me dirty looks for "Why did you
take so long? The sun has been up for hours!"
>
> or set up some lights on timers before I ever
> > even considered paying for the tasteless, over priced, imitations
of
> > what I call an egg. :o)
>
> Lights can be a good idea is practical
> It only needs to be very very low luminensce and enough hours to
compensate
> for winter daylength

In the evening I turn on the heat lamps (only to keep the waterers from
freezing) and that gives them light for over night. Right now we have
mid teens overnight with daytime highs of about 50°F. In deep winter
the night time will stay the same and the day time will hit about
35-40°F.
>
> --
> regards
> Jill Bowis

The past 3 winters I have not even noticed a decline in production.
Would this be 'hard' on my girls, not giving them a break?

Deb

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