3 out of 5 not laying

[Zwillingsmama]

I have 5 2 year old chicken. 6/7 weeks ago my OE stopped laying. 3/4 weeks ago the EE and no egg the past week from my BCM. I am at a loss why. They look and act healthy. I feed them quality 16% pellets with daily mealworms as treats. They have a big coop and run. Last year this time I had 30 eggs a week now I have 8. I live in the SF Bay Area. Heat or changing temperature is not an issue here.

 

[sourland]

Sounds as if they are taking the normal 2 year old break in their laying cycle. They will very likely molt and resume laying this fall.

 

[Zwillingsmama]

What is the 2 year break? They molted last winter about 8 months ago wouldn’t that be early for a new molt? These are my first chickens - still so much to learn.