Thanks, that's reassuring. Although I did notice a large number of feathers in the run this morning - wondering if starvation can trigger a molt? They've never gone through a molt, at least as I understand it - I've never seen them "naked," and they've always laid reliably, albeit at a slower...
I took the family on vacation for a week and a half, and left my father-in-law housesitting. I thought he could handle the basic chore of topping off the feeder for my six 2-year-old hens (3 Leghorns, 3 Golden Comets), but I guess that was too much to ask. When we got back, the feeder was...