how much hours of light do chickens need to continue to lay
There are a few things you can do to that will help. You may not have spring time production but you can have more eggs than you might otherwise. The first thing to do is to make sure you chickens have a light on in their hen house. They need about 14 hours of light to lay. We have our lights set on a timer to come on around dusk and stay on for a few extra hours to insure our chickens get their 14 hours. The next thing to keep in mind is that chickens require a good deal of protein to lay eggs.