molting chickens

[pmill39]

my chickens are molting how long will they molt and when will they start laying eggs again?

 

[Ridgerunner]

I suggest you read both these articles. Taken together, they probably answer your questions much better than I can, plus they have pictures!

Mississippi State describes molting
http://msucares.com/poultry/management/poultry_feathers.html

Kansas State feather loss
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/mf2308.pdf