May 25, 2020 #1 A Ajd1126 In the Brooder Joined May 24, 2020 Messages 23 Reaction score 37 Points 41 If I have pullets that will start to lay in the fall, will they skip their fall molt and lay through it?
If I have pullets that will start to lay in the fall, will they skip their fall molt and lay through it?
May 25, 2020 #2 CrazyCrttr75 Free Ranging Friend Joined Apr 21, 2018 Messages 2,567 Reaction score 14,809 Points 702 Location Robertson County, TN While molting can be a seasonal thing, age also plays a factor. Your new pullets will lay first and shouldn't have a molt until the following year. At least that is how it worked out for mine.
While molting can be a seasonal thing, age also plays a factor. Your new pullets will lay first and shouldn't have a molt until the following year. At least that is how it worked out for mine.
May 25, 2020 #3 rosemarythyme Scarborough Fair 9 Years Educator Spirit Friend Joined Jul 3, 2016 Messages 27,893 Reaction score 59,551 Points 1,242 Location WA, Pac NW My Coop My Coop Pullets don't normally molt their first year, so you should get eggs through their first winter.