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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: marjories wee acres on October 08, 2019, 06:20:54 pm

Title: Elegant moulting
Post by: marjories wee acres on October 08, 2019, 06:20:54 pm
Hi we only have a few chickens two 14 months old legbars and two bluebells who haven't started to lay yet. My legbars had been laying well until three weeks ago when both stopped one has been moulting for over two weeks how long will she moult for and return to laying?
Title: Re: Elegant moulting
Post by: Eve on October 08, 2019, 06:46:43 pm
New feathers will take a few more weeks, those hens will probably go on their winter break and start laying again early in the new year.
Title: Re: Elegant moulting
Post by: marjories wee acres on October 09, 2019, 06:04:29 pm
Thank you we'll just have to hope the bluebells lay soon!
Title: Re: Elegant moulting
Post by: marjories wee acres on October 09, 2019, 06:05:33 pm
Thank you we'll just have to hope the bluebells lay soon!
Title: Re: Elegant moulting
Post by: doganjo on October 09, 2019, 07:48:57 pm
I don't know what elegant moulting is but my quail are blooming ugly right now! Bits sticking up all over the little mingers  :roflanim: :roflanim: