2009 Omlet cube and run for sale

[Jamesw]

my chicken sage has stopped laying suddenly after we came back off holiday our neighbour was looking after them and she got a egg everyday but she gave them loads of s"Ooops, word censored!"s. our other chicken onion has not stopped laying she is laying everyday. what should i do.

 

 

sage

onion

 

James w

[Cyber Chook]

Hi James, I'm no expert, but when my girls stop laying so well I do find, as many others here will no doubt be along to say soon as well, that cutting out treats altogether and only feeding layers' pellets makes a big difference after 2 or 3 days. You can then start giving the odd treat here and there, or small amounts every day after say 2 or 3 o'clock, and see how that goes.

 

Does she seem otherwise well?

 

Caroline

[Egluntyne]

I wondered what an emergency chicken was for a mo.

 

I'm sure cyberchook is right. Get the emergency chicken back into her usual routine and onto her normal diet and she will soon be laying again.

[LaPoule]

I wondered what an emergency chicken was for a mo.

 

An emergency chicken is a chicken kept in an easily accessible place, usually in a red box, under a glass cover, with a dinky hammer, to be released under a dire circumstances only - usually a serious chicken withdrawal-type situation, possible also to act like a chicken-patch to prevent more serious behaviour, e.g. purchasing eggs to go under a broody hen...

 

James - as others have suggested, try restricting the treats. Also, is she broody, or moulting?

[Olly]

 

Every home should have an emergency chicken.

[Cyber Chook]

I wondered what an emergency chicken was for a mo.

 

 

It's also the scientific name for someone who's a scaredy cat when it comes to emergency situations.