[andyajsb]

We have 3 young ladies - layers about 1 year old.
None of them has laid in about 6 days - normally get 2/3 per day from the 3 - and they are all losing lots of feathers.
Is this just change of season or something or should we be worried?  Any ideas of what could be wrong if anything?
Thanks so much.

[arugula]

This is the time of year, when most hens go off the lay and moult, so it may be nothing to worry about.

[andyajsb]

Ah OK - last year they were young so they laid all winter.  I sort of thought that if they were going to go off laying it would be more gradual and it just seemed odd that all 3 have stopped suddenly at the same time.  That combined with the feathers just made(makes) me worried it was something else.