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Sussex not laying - is it just old age?

By pianogirl79, in Chickens, Eggs and Hatching

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Hello everyone,

 

I've only had chooks for 6 months and am looking for some advice on our oldest girl Salty.

 

I think she is a Sussex breed (adopted her from a neighbours daughter so not sure from what I can tell from google, white with a black ring aroudn her neck and black tail tip. She's approx 2.5 years old and up until a month ago laid 5-6 eggs a week but has now stopped completely.

 

Someone told me that Sussex hens only lay till they're about 3 anyway so could it just be old age? I was expecting egg count to tail off gradually not just stop completely - is that right?

 

Just wanting to work out if I should be treating her not laying as a symptom of something more sinister. She's been wormed recently, is bright and alert, as active as normal with a good appetite so not sure what else it could be....

 

Thanks for any advice!

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