My Leg Horns Stoped Laying!!!

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My 1 1/2 year old hens that used to lay eggs everyday started to suddenly not lay!!!
they are even molting!!! I believe its ever since i seperated one of them because it kept being abused by the other one. i have 4 hens and ever since i seperated one of the abused one they didn't lay ever again. I dont get it. I mean i would put them back but the abused one barely can walk cause of them and also her comb has been injured too!!! They are all white leghorn and i just dont know whats wrong will someone give me advise or a solution?!!!
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Yes, it is wise to keep the other one separated.

How long has it been since they laid? They may just be molting for the first time, which can take a month or more. They may be too hot, stressed from the change in the flock, or even hiding all they're eggs.

I hope this helps. Sorry it took so long to respond.
 
Last week they stopped laying so suddenly. But I don't see any sign of them molting and plus we live in Southern Utah so it can get pretty hot. Could this be also linked with the heat? I separated her with the other hens I have. The flock that the abused one was in consists of 3 white leghorns in total and a welsummer. They used to lay just fine but also the one that was abused still lays.
 
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Even light molting can cause a stop in egg production as well as the heat. It can be hard to tell if a chickens molting because some look like they were half plucked but others just seem to drop a feather here and there. You can up their protein while their molting to help them recover faster but every chicken is different some get back to laying in 2-3 weeks some take 2 months.
And as far as the picked on chicken goes I would keep her separated till she heals and then try to add her back with the other girls. One other point molting chickens can be very grouchy with the other girls
 
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