They should be fine if they haven’t started laying yet, probably start this spring, March-April when the days get longer again. They need at least 12 hours of light to go into laying mode. Most pullets ( young hens ) start laying around 5–7 mos. old depending on breed and season. Typically hens will moult in the fall after their first year and stop laying at that time as all their energy goes into making new feathers for several months.
Then, winter is on and they drop off laying as much during the shorter days.
Just feed them well and you can feed extra treats too, oatmeal, pasta, carbs, grains, as long as they are primarily eating their complete feed.
Do you have them on a laying formula like “Layena”? They will need the extra protein and calcium of a complete layer diet once they start laying.
If you feed too much scratch they won’t be getting enough calcium. Keep the grains at at a 30–40 to 60% ratio of grain to lay rations. Fresh fruits and veggies are really good too. Don’t feed garlic, onions or fish, these will make their eggs taste off but most won’t eat them anyway. haha
They LOVE tomatoes, rice, beans, melons, pastas, oatmeal, chopped apples, squash pulp and seeds, pumpkin seeds.
You can give much of your produce trimmings to them except for iceberg lettuce. No nutrition and can cause diarrhea.