My first question is, do you have a light in your coop? Because I understand from our favorite chicken book that chickens will stop eating enough to produce many eggs if they don't get enough light. We live in Ohio and have a light in our coop that turns on at 4 a.m. They get off their roosts at that point and eat madly until we let them out into the yard for the day. Then they eat all day, and produce eggs.
If you do have a light, then my second guess might be some kind of deficiency in their diet, like maybe calcium? But given that NONE are laying, I'm going to guess they aren't getting enough light.
Last thought is that they are molting, but I would guess you'd notice that. At some point they molt though our chickens haven't yet -- they are about 9 months old at this point.
Hope that helps.
God bless, Laraba
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• Dec. 17, 2009 - Chickens and eggs
If you do have a light, then my second guess might be some kind of deficiency in their diet, like maybe calcium? But given that NONE are laying, I'm going to guess they aren't getting enough light.
Last thought is that they are molting, but I would guess you'd notice that. At some point they molt though our chickens haven't yet -- they are about 9 months old at this point.
Hope that helps.
God bless, Laraba
P.S. Thanks for thoughtful comment about Christmas and presents.
Laraba