- Dec 29, 2007
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Sorry if there are other posts about this but I have a few ?s.
I have a flock of 6 month olds, and about 5 hens that are 14 months old. Suddenly this week I have had a drop in egg production of about 5-6 eggs a day. Could my older birds be molting????
That would account for the missing eggs. They are also losing the feathers on their backs, right above their tails.
How long do molts last?
How long will they go without laying?
Could this be anything else?
The only thing that has changed in the past week is that 2 other chickens got hit by cars....
I have a flock of 6 month olds, and about 5 hens that are 14 months old. Suddenly this week I have had a drop in egg production of about 5-6 eggs a day. Could my older birds be molting????
That would account for the missing eggs. They are also losing the feathers on their backs, right above their tails.
How long do molts last?
How long will they go without laying?
Could this be anything else?
The only thing that has changed in the past week is that 2 other chickens got hit by cars....