Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for stimulating a desired response 200, such as ovulation and egg laying, fertility, hunger, growth, mood and sexual maturity in birds or aves, by controlling the pulsing of two or more different wavelength bands, duty cycle, and frequency of photon bursts 202 within a photon signal 118 to a bird 122, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the bird.
