I have an Ameraucana of unknown age that seems like she has been molting since we got her (Late August). She was giving us one egg every other day or so. She really started molting a few weeks ago (sparse feathers on her neck, back) and has stopped laying all together. She has also recently...
We rescued 7 hens a few weeks ago, and one of them is a Buff Orpington, who I thought was no longer laying. I've never seen her in the nest boxes, and I'm getting 3 eggs a day from hens I know are laying. Today, the Buff Orpington has been in and out of all the nest boxes, could she be a pullet...
We rescued 7 hens and 1 rooster about 10 days ago. They are: 2 Ameraucana, 2 RIRs, 1 Buff Orp, the rooster is a RIR, and we have 2 RIRs that should be laying in a couple months. We really have no idea how old any of them are. Their previous home was not a good one: the guy had too many chickens...