Unsecure chicken perches

[Raina]

Hi all.

 

At the begining of this month Orakiah started to go through a moult and had stopped laying eggs.

 

Well she has since lost quite a few feathers but this morning when i let her out she come running out and an egg fell out after her (My nephew then started making jokes about what came first, the chicken or the egg )

 

I looked in the eglu and there was another egg, a slightly pinkish white colour so that must have been laid yesterday as it was still fresh (i also last looked inside the eglu 3 days ago)

 

 

So is it possible for a hen to still lay when in moult?

[sage]

A couple of my ex batts are laying whilst moulting.

 

Sage

[Space Chick]

Yes they can, I wish they wouldn't though and would save their energy for re-feathering

 

When a lot of mine were moulting, I put them on growers pellets for a while for extra protein and to try and discourage laying

[Raina]

Will have to get her some growers

 

Thanks