- Apr 25, 2013
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I have 10 laying hens that are 16 months old. I believe that some of them are molting. I went from 6 - 8 eggs per day down to 2 or 3 eggs per day and some scraggily looking birds. I have tried to give them more protein but it doesn't seem to affect the egg production so I guess I have to wait it out. My question is "How many eggs can I expect to get after they're finished molting?" I need to gather at least 5 per day to make it cost effective when feeding them the organic laying mash. If they won't produce that much after a molt then I might as well get rid of them and purchase younger hens. (ie, keep a few of my special dual purpose birds for layers and not butcher them as meat birds.)