When do chickens start laying after winter & molt

[CKfarm22]

When do chickens start laying after the winter and their molt?
I have 2 lying hens that are almost 2 years old (march) that had their molt in december and they stopped laying….
When will they continue back up?

 

[tlcmurphy]

Excellent question

 

[tlcmurphy]

Excellent question

My 3 girls are exactly the same age and 2 stopped laying when they went through a hard molt in November. They’re done now, but the days are longer and still no eggs
My 3rd girl is a BIG Orpington (ie fat) who stopped laying in July (15 months old), and hasn’t molted yet. Don’t know what’s up with her…

 

[Tonyroo]

Takes about 2 to 3 months to get them laying again. Since your hen molted in December, that also falls on the shortest daylight event for the month.

 

[CKfarm22]

Takes about 2 to 3 months to get them laying again. Since your hen molted in December, that also falls on the shortest daylight event for the month.

It could’ve been late november/early december but either way i’m looking at feb/march?

 

[Tonyroo]

Yep. Are they young or old birds?

 

[CKfarm22]

Yep. Are they young or old birds?

My 2 are going to be 2 years in march. I have 3 other pullets that are about 20-25 weeks

 

[Tonyroo]

What breed are they?

 

[CKfarm22]

What breed are they?

2 years old: cream legbars

20-25 weeks: salmon favorlle, speckled sussex, gold laced wyandotte

 

[Tonyroo]

Your cream legbars should start 2 to 3 months or sooner.

Your pullets will lay between 28 to 50 weeks. Since they will experience the onset of spring and the more gradual light levels.