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Winter Egg Laying & Adding Light to the Hen House - PVP20

Winter Egg Laying & Adding Light to the Hen House - PVP20

FromSoirée with The Sauce


Winter Egg Laying & Adding Light to the Hen House - PVP20

FromSoirée with The Sauce

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There are two solidly divided camps regarding light to the hen house as the days shorten.
One: Adding light is inhumane, kinda seems like an industrial operation, so let's leave the natural rhythms alone.
Two: Adding light means that there will be eggs on all of the days including days before the holidays.
Yes, it's true I have friends in the city who do not add light in the winter and after all the love, care, and feed--buy eggs in December. 
Adding a moderate amount to light to maintain a 14-hour day means that our healthy hens get adequate rest and we get eggs on all of the days. Gosh, how would I figure out which eggs are the least evil at the market anyway. We have chickens so that I don't have to figure that out!
Show Notes: PermacultureVelocity.com 
Released:
Sep 9, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (52)

Edible gardens. Chickens, geese, and ducks. Goats. Fruit trees. Fermented food. Pantry, root cellar, and freezer not grocery store. Slow food. Build it and fix it yourself. Connected communities. Permaculture by design transforms what was barren to productive.