If you're finding a lot more white feathers than normal, then your white silkie is most likely molting. If she is molting, that would probably be why she's not laying at the moment. As they lose their feathers, their body is trying to regenerate fresh feathers. Protein is needed for feather regrowth. Protein is needed for egg production. Feather production usually wins.
There could be other reasons, but I have a silkie currently molting (I'm finding lots of feathers, especially around the roost each morning) who is not laying.
I currently have two silkies, puff and fifi. puff lays an egg roughly every other day. fifi on the other hand, laid an egg last saturday and I have not see one from her since. while they do have space to move, I have looked high and low and I haven't found an egg from her. I have found several white feathers (puff is tan). does this have something to do with her lack of eggs? please help.
