Has anyone ever had a really loooong moult? Our hens stopped laying around Christmas. They moulted, with feathers everywhere. Now they all look great. But still no e g g s. I have 25 hens, and yesterday I got 4 e g g s.
If they don't start laying in the next 3 weeks, they're outta here. I can't keep feeding them, with no e g g s to pay for the feed!
What can I do to get these girls to lay?
Here's the basic info:
*They are all about 25 months old
*They get 16 hours of light a day. When we saw them start to moult we turned off their lights so they'd have a break, left the lights off for 3 weeks, and then brought them back to 16 hours. No dice.
*They free range.
*They get fed Layena and treats
*I've never wormed them--is this the problem?
Help me and my girls out! I like many of these chickens and don't want to butcher or put them on Craig's List.
Thanks,
Erika
If they don't start laying in the next 3 weeks, they're outta here. I can't keep feeding them, with no e g g s to pay for the feed!
What can I do to get these girls to lay?
Here's the basic info:
*They are all about 25 months old
*They get 16 hours of light a day. When we saw them start to moult we turned off their lights so they'd have a break, left the lights off for 3 weeks, and then brought them back to 16 hours. No dice.
*They free range.
*They get fed Layena and treats
*I've never wormed them--is this the problem?
Help me and my girls out! I like many of these chickens and don't want to butcher or put them on Craig's List.
Thanks,
Erika