I have 1 partridge rock, 2 EE's, who were previously laying. Two weeks ago they suddenly stopped, and not an egg since then. The PR does seem to be molting, since there are a lot of brown feathers around the run, but the others don't seem to be. I also have 4 22 wk olds (BLRW, Welsummer, and a mutt) that haven't started laying...which I pretty much expected.
So for the first 3, is it the shortening days or a molt? Do they all usually molt at the exact same time? Should I add some light to the coop and run (we've got about 10 hours of daylight now)? I don't want to over-tax them, but I would like a few eggs a week.
If it is a molt, how long before egg laying resumes?
Thanks for any help.
So for the first 3, is it the shortening days or a molt? Do they all usually molt at the exact same time? Should I add some light to the coop and run (we've got about 10 hours of daylight now)? I don't want to over-tax them, but I would like a few eggs a week.
If it is a molt, how long before egg laying resumes?
Thanks for any help.