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Artificial light and male fertility
John:
--- Quote ---And I only have my light on for 13 hours. I don't know if 15 is necessary. I think most say 14.
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I go with 16 hours of light on both males and females, less may do just about as well but I've read that some commercial laying operations use 18 hours of light to get the most eggs.
Sharon Yorks:
--- Quote from: John on December 30, 2012, 10:13:05 AM ---
I go with 16 hours of light on both males and females, less may do just about as well but I've read that some commercial laying operations use 18 hours of light to get the most eggs.
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I'm just curious, John. Have you ever experimented with less light to see what would happen? I just now checked around the Internet and see that most do say 14-16 hours, but is that for "maximum" egg production? And is there any harmful results as to having them on long hours for long periods of time? I'm sure commercial people aren't too concerned with adverse side effects and are probably swapping their layers out all the time. You guys have been doing this for much longer than I have so I respect your experience and advice tremendously.
I guess my real question is, if I have my birds on 13 hours of light now and am getting 6-9 eggs from 11 hens/pullets every day, would more light give them an even higher egg production, or is it that the addition light has switched their egg making switch "on" so the 1-3 hour variance doesn't really matter. I don't know why my mind wonders about such things. It just does :)
Schroeder:
0 for 18. Live and learn! :'(
Birdcrazy:
Sorry!
Sharon Yorks:
--- Quote from: Schroeder on January 01, 2013, 09:43:44 AM ---0 for 18. Live and learn! :'(
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Sorry to hear that. Did you put the rooster back in with the hens? Are you going to try again soon?
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