What makes a chicken coop easy to live with?

[penny70]

One of my lovely hens seems to be broken!

I got her last August at 15 weeks, she started laying on Boxing Day, and has suddenly stopped. She laid a softie about 10 days ago, then a couple of proper eggs, then a softie and a very pale proper egg on the same day, next day nothing, next day softie, then last couple of days nothing.

They are on Omlet layers crumb, ad lib grit, a cabbage a week hung from the roof run, a few leftovers daily (porridge, boiled egg, toast, fruit and veg, rice, pasta, whatever we happen to have that they like), and a small scoop of corn and mealworms every night to entice them back into the run after FR time.

Any ideas of why she may have stopped laying? And what can I do to help her lay again?

TIA

[amys garden]

Hi I'm not an expert I've had my girls for a year now but from experience and advice others have been given I'd say she's getting WAY to many treats

Stick to the layers pellets and only a tiny treat in the afternoon

Too many treats and leftovers can leave them lacking what they need to lay!

Good luck hope she's better soon!

[Egluntyne]

I agree, stop all treats and you should see an improvement.

[The Dogmother]

Yup, agreed.

 

When did you last worm them with Flubenvet?

[penny70]

Ah, that's really interesting. I shall cut out all treats (bar the small amount of corn/mealworms in the evening to get them back in the run, and hopefully she'll be a mended chicken soon!

Oh and they were flubenvet-ed beginning of march.

Many thanks for your help.