reduced laying

[sharterr]

within the past 6 weeks i added a rooster and new hen,would this cause the other 6 hens to almost stop laying,i think a couple of themare molting is this normal??thanks fellow chicke lovers...NEWEGG!!!

 

[wyododge]

Any time you add a new 'animal' to a herd or flock, you disturb the established 'pecking order'. As long as the introduced birds were healthy, a reduction in laying might be expected, as there is a change to established protocol. Molting reduces production as well. If they seem happy they probably are and will get things sorted out.

 

[twentynine]

Fall! Time of year, days are getting shorter, chickens a few at a time will begin molting. All will effect laying.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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I agree.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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I agree.

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