This might seem weird, but I am noticing a lot of posts on a lot of different threads about young birds going into a molt or mini-molt as I call it this year. I have noticed my Sex link and EE are the most affected by it. I know up here we have had really wild weird weather this year, the stuff...
Interesting, My EE were the ones that shut down the most. I went from a dozen EE eggs to one every couple days, and they are losing some feathers too, I was told it was feather pulling, Here is the picture of what mine have lost.
I am getting a few EE eggs again but not many I...
Wow.
I did not think they would molt until 18 months or so. I suppose it could be molt though. We have had weird weather here, extreme cold followed by extreme warmth and back again I wonder if that could affect them.
My birds stopped laying abruptly also, I found my light timer had failed me, possibly due to operator error.
My critters refuse to let me put straw in the nest boxes, I have a couple hens that find the greatest fun in pulling out the straw one strand at a time and throwing it over their...