Year Round Egg Laying for Chickens – How to get chickens to lay eggs year round. Chicken egg lay habits follow the length of the day. In summer, the day is the longest and chickens lay around 1 egg a day. In the winter chickens can lay one egg a week or stop all together. Chickens need around 16 hours of light per day to force them to lay one egg a day. This can be done with artificial lights in the chicken coop.
The video below shows how to add a simple timer, photocell and lights to your chicken coop to force chickens to lay eggs daily throughout the year. The timer, photocell and external lamp housing can be bought at the local hardware store. Enjoy eggs all year round.
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