- Nov 21, 2011
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I currently have 6 laying hens. 3 of them are just over 2 years old and the other 3 are just over 1. However, none of them have yet to molt. A couple times they have all looked a little rough but then no molt. Is this normal? The 3 oldest are a Red Sex linked, Black Barred, and a White Leghorn. The younger 3 are Rhode Island Reds. Should a molt be coming soon? Less the Leghorn the others have been laying continuously since 9 months of age.
Not sure if that is good or bad. Heck my Red Sex Linked has only missed 6 days of laying since she started laying 15 months ago. The others have more erratic laying in general but never for more than a week of missed laying. I also haven't needed to clip wings again. We used to have a huge problem with them jumping our fence into our neighbors yard.
In 3 weeks our oldest will be 2 years exactly. The younger haven't gone through a second winter but the older are just finishing up their second winter. They didn't have a light their first winter but we have had a heat light in their new coop most of the winter as it got much colder this year. They had issues with their eggs breaking for a little while regardless of supplements of oyster shell, but that was do to some edges we later found in lay boxes. Even the one that looks a little rough around the tail is still laying. I just keep thinking it is coming but no I have no idea
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