I read your letter and could have written it myself. I too have 5 two and a half year old layers, 2 NH Reds, a Black sexlink, an auracana, and a barred rock. I was getting virtually an egg a day until July and then they started molting. They have all their feathers now and look real good but...
My boys and I are heartbroken. Our 1 and 1/2 year old NH Red hen seemed slow moving on Tuesday, we brought her inside, cleaned her vent area and noticed she seemed "Full". We thought she had to lay an egg. Today she free ranged the property and when we checked her tonight had a larger fuller...