Hi All,
I have 3 pullets (its almost January) and when I got them in mid-October they were supposedly 15-22 weeks old. So they could be 6 or 7 months old now. They seem happy, healthy, etc… NO EGGS yet… and they get plenty to eat and look fine. They don't seem stressed either. However, in the last 2 weeks I am noticing lots of feathers in the pen/coop. No bare spots on them that I can see.
Could they be molting already? Is there anything to do about getting them to lay or just be patient? The days are short now and I am not adding light since they have not laid eggs yet and I have read that could be a problem if they haven't laid yet to "force" them to lay….
Thoughts? Am I worrying too much? No drafts in their coop, their poop looks fine, and they are eating plenty...
Any suggestions are welcomed!
Thx
I have 3 pullets (its almost January) and when I got them in mid-October they were supposedly 15-22 weeks old. So they could be 6 or 7 months old now. They seem happy, healthy, etc… NO EGGS yet… and they get plenty to eat and look fine. They don't seem stressed either. However, in the last 2 weeks I am noticing lots of feathers in the pen/coop. No bare spots on them that I can see.
Could they be molting already? Is there anything to do about getting them to lay or just be patient? The days are short now and I am not adding light since they have not laid eggs yet and I have read that could be a problem if they haven't laid yet to "force" them to lay….
Thoughts? Am I worrying too much? No drafts in their coop, their poop looks fine, and they are eating plenty...
Any suggestions are welcomed!
Thx