Chooks have stopped laying!

[Maddie106]

Now I know they stop laying when they go into the moult, but WHEN is that likely to be please??
They've been laying well for about 4 months now

All 3 seem happy and are eating well, but have been sitting in the shade at the back of their hut a lot when the weather has been hot. No signs of loose feathers, but egg production very sparse over the last week.

And how do I put their pics on here please?
They are very handsome girls and I'd like to show then to you!

[RichmondHens]

If they've only been laying for 4 months it's unlikely they will be going into the moult just yet. I would expect them to lay for about 7 or 8 months before they moult.

Overheating will affect them though so if their run is not in shade (and it sounds like it's not as you say they are going to the back of the house) then you will need to move it.

[Maddie106]

Thanks Richmond,

It probably IS the heat, but they do have good shade from a tall fusia hedge that is in a raised bed at the back of their house. They've been sitting down on the low stone wall under the shade of the fusias till today.

[HayleyB]

A load of mine are off lay, and I've got feathers all over the place, generally 3-4 weeks for a moult.