Is it possible to have a hen that just will never lay?

[ChickNanny13]

Yeah, she's been squatting ever since I got her though. Which was in March/April, I know about the feeling thing, no change all since I got her.

Are you sure she's not hiding eggs? Good mystery for sure.... @oldhenlikesdogs

 

[Poultrybreeder]

I'm sure, she was in a very open cage, where is was practically almost impossible to hide them.

 

[Sunshine Mesa Farm]

We have an Easter Egger hen who just started laying eggs after nothing for TWO YEARS. We got her as an adult (they said she was about a year old), but never got an egg from her. We presumed the equipment was just broken and let her be a freeloader. Three days ago she started laying nice, large blue-green eggs. I was floored, never thought it could happen. Can’t help but think she was a little surprised too!

 

[Morrigan]

Some hens can be really late bloomers. I had my first late bloomer this year. She hatched in early April and I just started getting eggs from her last week. I did have an extenuating circumstance -- we had a predator attack in late December that extremely distressed her and put her in a deep, deep funk for a couple of weeks. I assumed that may have been part of the reason she was such a later layer. But, she could have just been waiting until the days got longer, too. Each hen is different.

 

[vka2b]

Just wanted to follow-up here...5 months later (at about 11 months old), the hen that started this thread has started laying. Late-bloomer indeed.

 

[aart]

Just wanted to follow-up here...5 months later (at about 11 months old), the hen that started this thread has started laying. Late-bloomer indeed.

Thanks for following up!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yay