My chickens haven't been laying. Oh, they've molted, yes. I saw that. I gave them protein to speed that along. Even so, I haven't seen an egg in the nesting box since September. Ug! I hate freeloaders.
I was just about to make myself a nice Coq au Vin, when I decided I should email my friend (and local poultry farmer) for some advice. He reminded me that egg production is related to length of light and recommended I put a light in the coop. Brilliant! My husband hung a strand of Christmas lights in the coop and set it up with a timer. The lights come on at 4pm and shut off at 9pm. We set this up about a week ago, and today we got our first egg in months.
I emailed my buddy to thank him for the advice. "Science is like a miracle," he said. Deep thoughts! And wise words.
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