sweetpea08 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 hi everyone Its been a while sonce i last posted i have now had my chickens for a year and wouldn't be without them they are so entertaining. The unniest thing they have have done is take a strawberyy off my little boy poor thing all i could do was laugh he is very wary now whenever he has something in his hand and is near the firls. We are in the depths of wonter here and i sadly have just had to but eggs again the firls are all in various stages of moly which brings me to my question. DDo hens start their laying cycle at the same time each year e.g Misty my cochin cross who was my best layer stopped laying 6 weeks of laying her first egg is she likely to start again at the same time of will she be a little later? What are those who have been doing this for a while your experiences have you noticed a pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Kia ora Sweetpea. With my lot I've never noticed a set pattern at all. One year they decided to wait until it started to snow before losing feathers in December! Usually it's around September/autumn. This year my youngest one has decided to shed last week. The only girl laying and she stopped! The other two are geriatrics so I wasn't expecting any eggs at all - but last Saturday the 8 year old surprised us with her first egg this year! She's now laid two - I wonder if the shock with start her moulting now! I'm hoping that after Pip has finished her moult she will start to lay some more eggs before stopping for winter. Last year she went broody in July and was rather persistent with it, then moulted in Autumn but didn't lay until March! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
