[Sca-cooks] newbee planning feast in winter, blog

[Anne-Marie Rousseau]

Re: egg production...

Here in the PacNW its common for hens to slow or even stop during the
winter. This is tied to daylight hours. In the winter our days are pretty
short! 

Depending on WHERE you're trying to re-create (italy? Vs scandahoovia?) it
makes perfect sense that eggs would be much less common in the winter than
in other seasons...

Or so it is in our neck of the woods (literally :))

--Anne-Marie

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Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] newbee planning feast in winter, blog

Chickens would nest in the hay and provide eggs for the winter.  It is my 
understanding that egg production slows in winter, but doesn't stop unless 
the hens experience significant hardship.

Bearr