BizzyMomma Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi! I'd like to "pick" your brains if I possibly can? On December 30th my hens were attacked by my neighbours terrier, I've mentioned it in other posts..I lost one hen, another is badly bitten & the 3rd escaped unscathed luckily. Obviously they have had a major scare and are no longer laying, I appreciate that it will take time for them to come back into lay again, but has any-one ever had a hen survive an attack and then never lay again? I only ask as a colleague reckons that I'll be lucky if the one who was bitten ever lays again! Eva and Sunny are both young, I bought them as 19-20wk old POL last October so my gut feeling is that they have youth on their side and things should return to normal in a few days, weeks time? Prior to the attack they were both laying very well indeed, between 5& 6 eggs a week over Xmas!! Your thoughts, advice & pearls of wisdom much appreciated........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hi, sorry to hear about your girls. Not the same I know or as serious but I had one girl attacked by a cat, she really gave a good fight and there were feathers everywhere, luckily she wasn't injured. She actually laid an egg the next day, had a break and then started again. Henrietta broke her wing last year in a fall, stopped laying for a couple of weeks then back to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 It could be a good few weeks before they recover and then a couple weeks for them to start laying again. I don't think they'll stop laying for good if they're only 7/8 months old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
