noyan Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 one of my hybrid hens seems to have stopped laying. she never did lay regular. got her in feb this year as pol. apart from being a bit dim she seems to be healthy. good feathers and comb nice and red and plump. should I be worried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 If she is eating & drinking and appears well in all other respects i wouldnt be overly concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Are you giving her layers pellets as the main part of her diet? Too many treats and free ranging might get in the way of getting optimum nutrition from her pellets. Why not try confining her to her run with just pellets for a few days and see if it makes a difference. Has she been wormed recently and have you checked her for signs of lice and her housing for evidence of red mite. Any of these could stop her from laying. Have you hunted round the garden to see if she is laying a secret stash under a shrub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyan Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 cannot see anything on her. worm them all every month so that should not be problem. she has layed a few soft shelled eggs but never anything regular. we were away for the week last week with neighbour sitting. they were let out more that week so might be the answer.the others produce one a day two of them ever day so Babs stands out she also lays almost white eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 have you wormed them with flubenvet or verm-x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyan Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Kept them all in this week and she has started laying again had three eggs from her this week. Extended the run last weekend so they do have plenty of room. maybe only let them out for an hour a day and see how she gets on. thanks for all the advice, ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 That is good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franksmum Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 This is reassuring to read I have a White Star called Millie who laid 4 soft shelled eggs last week and this week nothing. She is perky, lively, eating well and drinking normally. She was wormed recently (along with the other 3) with Flubenvet and has no mites or lice. I checked her vent and all seems well. She was enjoying a dust bath yesterday afternoon under the garden bench making lovely trilling noises. Am going to keep her in the run this week and no treats to see if this makes a difference. As long as she's healthy I don't mind a few less eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
