UPDATE>>>>Good news...patience has paid off! It has been at least 3 months (maybe 4), but BOTH my EE's have began laying again. They both started within 24 hours of each other. Although this has been the coldest two weeks we have had all winter, the days are getting a little longer now. My...
Both my EE's stopped layin completely after molt this fall. It was there first molt, and not a singe egg since. Both were productive (an egg every other day at the very least) before.
Anything i can do? I've just been letting nature take its course...but its been about 3 months now.
I have 5, 20 month old hens that just entered their first molt. Ruby, our EE'er, which has always been our most mature bird (first to lay, large bird, first to molt), has always been the low girl on the pole. She has always held her own till recently. All the other girls(2 RIRs, 1BR, and one...
My 3 year old daughter and i have recently jumped into the chicken world. We have 5 (2 reds, 2 americana, 1 barred) nine week old chickens and 1 likely bantam rooster.
We are curious what we are in for in the coming weeks. We are preparing for eggs in a couple of months.