Single hen

[jomo1972]

Does anybody else have non-laying hens at the moment? I don't know whats wrong with them. Haven't been laying for months.

[McChook]

I've got one who has stopped laying - she had a bit of a cold a couple of months ago and I've had about half a dozen eggs from her since, and nothing for the last 2 weeks. She's also forgotten where to lay - I've found them in the 'house' part of the eglu, in the run and even in the dust bath...

[jomo1972]

None of mine are laying. Haven't been for ages.

[Sandychick]

Have they been wormed recently with Flubenvet?

[Mrs Kettle]

One of mine hasn't laid for at least a couple of months. We introduced new hens, then she moulted, and she's had two short periods off-colour, but otherwise healthy. Have wormed her twice, but still nothing.

[buffie]

Shorter days mean slower egg production and also depends on your breeds

 

It's certainly not unusual to have a period of no eggs during and after moults and in Autumn and Winter. also after stresses egg production can be affected

 

Hope this may help you

 

Buffie x

[Egluntyne]

I would also check them carefully for lice and mites (and the housing for the latter) and worm them too.

 

Are they free ranging? Could they be laying away from the nestbox?

[eggypeggy]

I have 4 chooks and get approx. 1 egg every other day! good reason though.. the 2 newies ahve not started laying yet and one of my oldies is presently moulting. So, fair enough... Missing my eggs though... Looking forward to the new ones starting..

V

[Lesley]

Most of ours are off lay at the moment - moulting and just generally slowing down for the winter .

[Jillus]

From 5 laying hens we only get one or two eggs every day, Poppy the little hybrid has never missed a day yet and she is nearly three. Moulting and the weatehr seems to be the cause as they have all been wormed and deloused.

[jomo1972]

I have 2 pedigree hens that lay most days each. I have 6 other ex bats that are not laying at all. They haven't been since they've been here which is some two months now.

 

I do have a red mite problem which I'm resolving with steam cleaner and a blow torch. But that doesnt' stop the pedigrees.

 

They are free ranging but I'm fairly confident they aren't laying elsewhere. Their part of the garden is small enough and the dogs patrol it and I don't find egg shells anywhere as I would if the dogs had access to a supply of eggs unknown to me!!!

[Bychook]

Out of my two girls, Esther has been laying for a month - one egg a day, however, Gertie has not laid yet, but she is a month younger and not quite as red in the face/comb yet.

 

However, last Wednesday, we found her sitting on an Egg, so we moved her off it. since then, after a right old hulabaloo from her, Esther has't laid another!!!

 

Is this normal??

[Egluntyne]

It is. Give them time.

 

Tricky as the days get shorter though....It can make laying more sporadic.