My pure white EE was hatched around March 2010. She staretd laying beautifull green eggs around mid August. After that she steadily laid 5 to 6 eggs per week, sometimes seven, until mid December. Since then she has toatally stopped laying. I haven't put light in the coop since my other hens, two Production/Rhode Island Reds, are each lay 3 to 4 eggs per week. The Jersey Giant is even laying three eggs per week. About late December, I noticed the coop was getting really full of white down feathers. It now seems, my lady is on a full molt. There are white feathers everywhere in teh yard and coop. Lately, I am finding long wing feathers with cut tips (from my clipping) and tail feathers. Is there something wrong with my hen? Isn't she really young to be molting so hard? I have scoured the entire yard and there is no egg hiding or yard egging.
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