Ethical farming and shorter daylight hours: our chickens enjoying the natural rays of sunlight; out and about on the last forage for the day.
We have a made a conscious choice NOT to trick our chickens with artificial light. Chickens need 14-16 hours of light for intense egg production, and so the short daylight hours in winter affect them. Electric lights are used on some farms to trick the birds that July is October.
For Hilltops Free Range chickens, winter is a time for rest, not reproduction.
How can one appreciate Spring, if one never lived through Winter?
We have a made a conscious choice NOT to trick our chickens with artificial light. Chickens need 14-16 hours of light for intense egg production, and so the short daylight hours in winter affect them. Electric lights are used on some farms to trick the birds that July is October.
For Hilltops Free Range chickens, winter is a time for rest, not reproduction.
How can one appreciate Spring, if one never lived through Winter?
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