egglaying

[rosemarythyme]

They're 2-3 years old. If they haven't molted yet they're due for it soon. They're already past the prime of laying and after molt will either not lay or lay at reduced rates until daylight length increases.

Your "fix" is to either start saving up eggs in late summer/early fall, or to add younger layers to the flock every 1-2 years to keep up with productions. Eggs are a seasonal food otherwise.

 

[fluffycrow]

Eggs are a seasonal food

This has become my new favourite quote

 

[tlcmurphy]

It’s not the winter weather, it’s the shortening days. We are all looking at an egg shortage

 

[lamanash]

July is pretty early, but some birds do molt

its ok to molt for 4 month?

 

[lamanash]

It’s not the winter weather, it’s the shortening days. We are all looking at an egg shortage

In July, August, September we have a good quality of day light

 

[lamanash]

Not familiar with this Orpington colour. Do you happen to have pictures?

They're 2-3 years old. If they haven't molted yet they're due for it soon. They're already past the prime of laying and after molt will either not lay or lay at reduced rates until daylight length increases.

Your "fix" is to either start saving up eggs in late summer/early fall, or to add younger layers to the flock every 1-2 years to keep up with productions. Eggs are a seasonal food otherwise.

I cant save the eggs during the summer - as i posted they reduce production of eggs at the beggining of July and i got them at 2-3 days old on may 20 2021

 

[fluffycrow]

its ok to molt for 4 month?

No. But they have not ALL been molting continuously. One or two birds stopped, then some more, then the first birds to molt may have laid again (maybe not, due to their age), then shortened days came and they pretty much all stopped

 

[rosemarythyme]

its ok to molt for 4 month?

Have you seen a bird actually molting for 4 months straight? Or do you mean some molted 4 months ago, and then grew feathers back but did not resume laying. Yes the latter can be normal, especially as birds get older.

I cant save the eggs during the summer - as i posted they reduce production of eggs at the beggining of July and i got them at 2-3 days old on may 20 2021

Sounds like either way you need more birds, or new birds. They're already past the prime of laying, nothing you can do about that. You will need to add more young layers, or replace the old ones with new young layers. And this is something you will need to do every 1-2 years if you require a certain amount of eggs.