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Suzyqschickens said:
8-9 months old. They actually were still laying with the addition of the three hens I got from @BlueBaby So I don’t think it is that. I got five new little babies but they had already stopped laying. Maybe molt. Idk just don’t see any feathers :bow
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I've got a few pullets hatched the first of February that started laying for just a month or two and then stopped again. Then, just like she said, about 3 weeks after they stopped laying I started seeing the pin feathers. I hadn't even noticed any molted feathers I think because the wind was blowing them away. They can also stop for awhile if something really stresses them out, like an attempt from a hawk. I've seen that happen with my brothers birds.
 
Suzyqschickens said:
8-9 months old. They actually were still laying with the addition of the three hens I got from @BlueBaby So I don’t think it is that. I got five new little babies but they had already stopped laying. Maybe molt. Idk just don’t see any feathers :bow
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Miss Foofy hatched on Dec. 15th, 2017
The 2 pullets hatched on May 17th, 2018
 
Suzyqschickens said:
Ok so I posted in another thread about my chickens but was hoping to maybe get your gals thoughts. So my girls were producing constantly 10 eggs a day up until about a week and a half ago. So I asked what could be going on...... someone suggested molting but I don’t have feathers everywhere and I don’t have pin feathers. Someone else suggested bugs/lice..... so I checked them at night with a light (not very happy chickens) and nothing. I checked their roosting bar nothing. I haven’t changed their feed. The new girls are separated from them. They can’t all be egg bound as they are eating and pooping fine..... they have plenty of fresh water, osyter shells and grit. They have plenty of shade. Any thoughts???? They are producing 5-6 eggs a day. I have 16 hens of laying age. Help:he
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It's getting dark earlier, expect a reduction in production unless you're going to give them extra lighting so they keep laying. I don't, their little bodies need a break imo, but others say it works.

Did you check them all for bugs? Bo lice or mites? Bugs can cause issues too.
 
@Suzyqschickens I believe your girls are too young to really molt right now. Next year they will definitely get with the program. You checked for bugs and the heat hasn't been horrid. Do you give them light? They need 14-16 hours of light to lay all through the winter months. I have Christmas lights (I usually just buy the white ones after Christmas) that I put in the coop and under their canopy. I have them on a timer; they come on at 4:30'ish am and go off by 7:30'ish am (I could do this earlier but I just leave it from winter months). I provide light only in the am hours. This keeps my girls laying all year long in general. It won't hurt the littles. It'll take a couple days or so for them to return to laying after you start the light. Chicken vets say the light method for laying through the winter months will not hurt them. Letting them have a break is totally a personal choice in my opinion.
 
igorsMistress said:
It's getting dark earlier, expect a reduction in production unless you're going to give them extra lighting so they keep laying. I don't, their little bodies need a break imo, but others say it works.

Did you check them all for bugs? Bo lice or mites? Bugs can cause issues too.
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I have checked them for bugs and pin feathers and see nothing other than pissing them off:lau I can try the light. I know for sure it is certain hens that are on strike. One of my EE’s is for sure on strike I haven’t had an egg from her in about two weeks. :rant
 
Geranium said:
I know it's too early to tell boys from girls, but I'm giving Blue the side eye. She's a Blue Orpington but has always been bigger than my two Buff Orpingtons. Shouldn't different color varieties still be the same-ish size? Her comb is also bigger, and she has noticeable wattle already. Nothing is pink or red yet, but still, I'm keeping a close eye on her. She's 17 days old. I'd be really bummed if she's not a pullet, she's got such gorgeous coloring. View attachment 1545031
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I'm not sure about the orphingtons, but I have a brown leghorn (Momo) and a white leghorn (Lady). As chicks, Lady developed much faster and was much larger than Momo. Actually she was larger than all the others, and feathered out quicker. Now as adult birds, Momo is much stalkier and heavier than Lady, and Lady is by far the leanest and lightest of all ten. Lady also lays much more frequently than Momo, which is common for whites vs Browns. When I got them I just assumed all leghorns lay the same. So I think different varieties of the same breeds can definitely mature in different ways. It's just their way of making it more confusing for us humans :p
 

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