ubereglu Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I know she's definitely not moulting and that she can lay eggs! She came back into lay after her moult in February after going into moult in August. She's over a year old now, but I still expect her to lay some more eggs, especially as Muddles who is similar in age lays loads of eggs still even though she moulted. Do you have any tips on what's caused it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I think tips is the wrong word. Maybe she is just having a break? My Carly went just under 2 months without laying an egg! So I wouldn't worry yet, I know some people have chickens who were prolific layers and have now dropped off, Gina, Dan, Kate, Debs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Our Ella stopped laying for about 3 weeks. Everything else normal - food/poos/drinking etc. She started laying again about a week ago....all tickety boo !! I dont worry about it anymore.....sometimes I think they just dont feel like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Dear fluffy Izzy laid almost daily from June 2005 to February 2006 then stopped for a whopping 8 months from mid-February 06 to November 06! She suddenly starting laying again for 2 months and has now decided to stop again . We've not had an egg from her for about 3 weeks now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I think the girls find the changing seasons tough and it sends their hormones haywire - poor clara has managed her first egg with a shell this week - all of the others have been gooey shell - less efforts. No sooner than I had ordered shellstim because I Was worried as she is normally so reliable - and then this evening when I got home one egg (very thin shelled - but shell none the less. I gave mine some tuna for extra protein, lots of grit and their normal pellets with water to make sure they ate them, and some poultry spice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Have you checked for lice, or runny poo(worms or minor infection) just in case? That would stop her, and she would probably still look healthy and happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Has she been wormed recently? Are you letting them out as early as poss in the morning? Daylight helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 Well last night when louse-powdering her I found this largish lump underneath her vent. It's solid and quite red, it looks fairly painful too. I don't know what's caused it, but I think that's why shes not been layng. I've put a post in chicken clinic too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
