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I have 3 barred rocks and they also started molting in June. I was told it is normal for a spring "soft molt" and then a full molt in late fall. I also checked for illness, mites etc. It's a molt I have feathers everywhere.

Thank you everyone. I think one of my best layers is not laying because it seems she is going through a soft molt. My hens are 15 months old and the lack of sunlight due to overcast skies could have spurred this on. I know it is a molt because her entire butt is bare and I keep finding more and...

Thank you!!!

The temperature by me is right now is mid to high 60s. Summer is usually low to mid 80s. Sometimes we will get a hot spell in August, but by the ocean it usually is low 90s. Good to know about the eggs. The chicken sources I have read before getting chickens gave barred rocks a high laying...

That might be it. I am seeing some feathers here and there, but thought it was normal. I thought they melted in fall. That is why I give them sardines for the protein and other nutrients. OK. I am getting one every other day or so. I thought barred rocks were good layers.

Thanks. I thought I was feeding them fine. The bulk of their diet is the grain feed. I also use acv in their water. I am getting eggs, j7st not 1 a day from each. I may try wetting the feed they eat for better absorption.

I just started fermenting and wetting the feed about 2 days ago.

OK. I did not know about kale. The protein is 16% and yes a whole grain feed. No soy. OK I will try. Thanks

I need some answers. I'm banging my head as to why my hens are not laying regularly. Excuse the long post, but I want to give a complete picture of what is and has been done. My 3 hens, barred rocks are now a little over a year old. We have been getting eggs regularly until just recently. And I...

Thank you. I will definitely try. I was looking at liquid calcium yesterday.

So, she laid 2 eggs, one during the night in the coop while roosting, the one covered in yolk. And the shell was thin. Then in the morning after being let out dropped a shellless egg, only membrane which was empty. I assume the yolk on the other egg was from that one. My other laying pullet...

Sorry, normally use Scratch n Peck layer grain feed. Currently, I tried another feed Kalmback Henhouse Reserve layer grain feed. But am going back to Scratch & Peck. Yes, I have seen them eat the oyster shell. But just purchased flake oyster shell rather than the nuggets. Have not received the...

I want to make sure I do not have a larger issue. One of my pullets started laying about 3 weeks ago, the second pullet 1.5 weeks ago. Im still waiting on my third. Two days ago, one of my pullets laid an egg, which by the time I got to the nest to retrieve it, it was broken. I caught one of...

My one hen has laid 2 eggs since this initial post. Yes, it is smaller than a regular egg. Does contain both yolk and white.

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