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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Clansman on August 29, 2014, 02:19:08 pm

Title: Daylength for layers
Post by: Clansman on August 29, 2014, 02:19:08 pm

We've dropped below 14 hours daylight this week so if you're working with natural light only the egg numbers should be starting to drop off, if they haven't already.

I use artificial lighting inside my sheds at night.

It comes on at 6am till 8am then 8pm till 10 giving them 16 hours light and 8 hours darkness.

Well worth doing if you want to keep the egg numbers up.

Title: Re: Daylength for layers
Post by: vfr400boy on September 02, 2014, 06:29:24 am

Been looking in to a 6V solor rig for my alotment need to get one ASAP

Title: Re: Daylength for layers
Post by: Clansman on September 02, 2014, 01:59:04 pm

similar to mine, I have a small 12v solar panel, a car battery, timer and led lights

Title: Re: Daylength for layers
Post by: vfr400boy on September 03, 2014, 02:20:12 am

Dose it work well ? Wher did u get the timer from , and if u don't mind me asking how much did it all cost thanks

Title: Re: Daylength for layers
Post by: Clansman on September 03, 2014, 10:32:36 am

works very well, ebay for the solar panel and timer, panel was about £20 and the timer about a tenner