[Jacob-list] Night Lights for Sheep

[Aaron and Abigail Brown]

Discovering the subject of lights used for hens laying eggs has been
mentioned, we will share our own experience. We have buff orpington's, some
who are five years old and still laying eggs. We discovered some years ago
lights kept on in the hen house 24 hours a day affects a particular gland
[don't recall the name] which has to do with egg laying. The result, once we
began practicing it, was the egg production increased appreciably, except
when molting. Any time the bulb burns out the egg laying declines. We have
never experienced a discontinuance of egg laying; however, as they get
older, it does slow down with eggs be much larger.

Aaron & Abigail Brown
Shiloh Farm
Indiana
USA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul and Kate Survis" <kbarrett at oregontrail.net>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>; "Edd Bissell" <bissell at usit.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Night Lights for Sheep


Someone told me long ago that hens only have so many eggs to lay in their
life.  So by artificially extending their production through the use of
lights, you are in effect shortening their egg laying lives.  This works
great if you are actually managing your layers and culling them as the
production goes down, but if you are like me, and not a big fan of stewing
hens you can just get a few more hens, still get plenty of eggs, and extend
the laying life of your hens, while still getting the same amount of eggs
per bird, just over a longer period of time.  I have been lucky predator
wise so far, and am also not a big fan of night lights unless they are the
stars and the moon.  I am hoping that between the fencing, the llama and the
dogs I can avoid any night lights, except the flashlight I use to check the
ewes before bed time. Most of my lambs were born in the early morning hours
just as the suon came up .
Kate Barrett
Ruby peak Jacobs
-----Original Message-----
From: Edd Bissell <bissell at usit.net>
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Night Lights for Sheep


>At 09:28 AM 10/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>>...coyote deterent along with a BLASTING radio.
>>=======
>
>Although I do and have always had a radio going in the barn my coyote
>deterent are my LGDs -
>
>But back to lights - I do not know if they effect birthing of lambs/kids
but
>I do know they keep the hens laying almost year around.  I keep one in the
>hen house and other parts of the barn on all of the time.  People tell me
>too much lighting with chickens is not good but so far still keep pouring
>the eggs.
>
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