Thanks for the info...they did start their first molt last fall and it lasted a couple of months. We got eggs for a few months, then bang! nothing again for the last 2 months. I will check for lice/mites; they seem VERY happy and energetic, eating very well, full of energy. Hope they snap...
I am somewhat new at this chicken raising business and have done some readying but I need some help. Our three Rhode Island Reds are about a year old. Within the last 6 months they have gone through 2 molts (still not laying after 2 months into the second molt. Same food, same water, same...
Help! Our chickens are about a year old and are currently going through their second mold in the past six months. They are Rhode Island Reds and all three were great layers after they were 6 months old, then they molted for 2 months - got a random egg here and there - then they layed...