Re: When do your hens moult?

Peggy wrote:
Hi Ginny,
I hatch my chooks to be autumn layers so I have eggs most of the year.
these hens moult in spring. but I have chooks moulting most of this and
last year because of the on off weather we are having . they just do not
know if it is winter or spring. 1 week if summer 1 day of winter and so
forth.do not know if this helps.. good luck.
your Peggy

Hi Peggy,
Much the same here and it looks like our last days of winter are going to be HOT. 27°C forcast today and probably a degree or two hotter here. At least some rain is forcast for later in the week. No wonder my poor girls don't know its winter. LOL

Ginny
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