Thanks so much for your reply. I feel better already just from the support . I'll just give them a break and see what happens when the nights get warmer.
I'm so sorry to hear about your chickens getting killed it really is heart-breaking. Much luck to your next flock!
Thanks for your reply :)
Come to think of it, I did have a light in the coop at night for warmth last winter as they were just 5 or so months and had just started laying. I wanted to make sure all their feathers were in before I turned it off. Since we live in Los Angeles, the weather is...
Thank you for your reply! I already feel better, I won't worry. The girls are running around the yard as happy as can be right now. They just got lots of yummy scraps and its a warm sunny day. They have been such fabulous layers for most of their little lives so far I guess they need a...
We have two Barred Rocks that used to lay very well who have stopped laying altogether. They are two and a half years old, who molted last year once for about 2-3 weeks. I've heard they can molt for much longer... They used to lay in their nesting boxes just fine and especially well if they got...