My chickens haven't been laying for over a month, maybe two. I have five of them, and they all went into moult at once. Fair enough to not lay while moulting, but they're all glossy and lovely again now. And fair enough not to lay in the dark days, but days are drawing out again now.
It's not like they're all the same age, so have suddenly all come to the end of their egg laying life, either. One is old (three and a half, maybe four years), two are about two and a bit, two are one and a half years old. Surely they should still be squeezing the odd egg out occasionally?
There was some egg-eating going on previous to the moulting, but I haven't seen any sign of egg remains at all. Am pondering blowing a shop egg and filling it with curry paste just to see if that's part of the issue, but I can't see that it is really.
Anything else I could try? Would worming them help?
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marmiteandhoney · 10/01/2013 20:36
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