Young chickens

[Robin4901]

We have 7 chicks under 1 year old
4 of them started laying woohoo
Now after about a month only 1 is laying
Please help

 

[LizzzyJo]

Are they losing feathers? Check on here for information on molting.

 

[Robin4901]

Are they losing feathers? Check on here for information on molting.

No they are not
Just growing into adults

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome!
Could there be a hidden nest somewhere? If they are out, maybe.
An egg eater, or nest robber getting into the coop?
Shortening daylight hours can affect laying, sometimes even this early in the season, or they are just pausing to make you crazy.
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

What's their diet?
Mary

 

[Robin4901]

What's their diet?
Mary

Laying crumbles,scratch, fresh veggies from the garden ,bananas
Worms ,dried up crickets
Plus they are out in the goat pasture couple times a week

 

[chickens really]

I'm thinking if your letting them out early they are laying eggs somewhere else..

 

[Folly's place]

Try keeping them in until late afternoon, at least, or just keep them in for a week or so.
Mary

 

[Robin4901]

I'm thinking if your letting them out early they are laying eggs somewhere else..

No
They don’t get out till I get home from work after 3

 

[Eevee]

Did these 4 chickens just start laying recently? When a couple of my pullets started to lay, they laid for a week or so and then stopped. One stopped for a couple weeks before starting up again, the other was over a month. I heard it can be normal for new layers to do that.