when will they lay again?????

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Hi everyone and a happy new year to you all :D
My exbatts are feathering up nicely and looking good n- just wondering when they will start laying again! Still feeding them the small holders layers pellets and extra crushed egg shell......having to buy eggs from the guy down the lane :roll:
 
Once their feathers are nearly or fully grown, they should come back into lay but it will depend on how old they are. The days will be getting longer now and that should also encourage them back into lay.
 
While they are using up all that protein to rebuild their feathers, you're not going to get much. However, I'd think once they are getting 12-14 hours of light, they'll start laying again. You might consider using a higher protein mash. I use a game bird mash when mine are molting, with free choice oyster shell.
 
There feathers are pretty much back now - the really bald one (buffy) still has a few to go on her wings but the improvement is vast! They are so busy running around the garden causing havoc that i think they have forgotten how to lay eggs!!!!!!!
 
One of my chooks has just started laying again after a heavy moult! You can usually have a good indication from their comb which goes from a pinky grey to a bright red that they are ready to lay again.
 
If they're still growing back their big wing feathers, they have a way to go yet I expect. It takes a lot of resources to grow those large ones, and it may look as if the bird is quite well covered but if you pick them up and spread their wings they will probably have some still emerging in pin, ie with the feather still partly in the shaft. At least when they have finished moulting they will be in tune with the seasons and able to go ahead with laying when the days lengthen and Spring arrives.
Also don't forget, you haven't really had them very long, although i expect it feels as if they have always been 'family,' and maybe they are still adjusting to such a new way of life. It often takes quite a while for hens to settle in to a new environment, even when they appear to be happy. When their combs become red and you get those exciting first eggs, you will know they have decided they really belong with you!
 
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