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    My ancona stopped laying.

    It's funny you should say that, lucy7, 'cause I've just started trying them with yoghurt and they seem to love it, sometimes eating it off each others beaks!
  2. fowl father

    My ancona stopped laying.

    she seems to eat and drink as much as any of the others.
  3. fowl father

    My ancona stopped laying.

    Thank you Broody Magician, and yes, I realise that, but she has been here for about six weeks and, as I said, her comb has shrunk, her lobes have turned yellow and she appears to be losing some feathers.
  4. fowl father

    My ancona stopped laying.

    Well I was told her when I purchased her that she was about six or seven months old, she looks older. And yes, she does seem to be losing a few feathers, particularly her long tail feathers. I can see what you mean when you say touchy, she's very timid, yet she has a tendency to boss the others!
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    My ancona stopped laying.

    I purchased an ancona about six weeks ago and she started laying for me after two days. She laid for five days after and then she just stopped and hasn't laid since! Also, her comb has shrunk dramatically and her lobes have turned yellowish. She seems fine in every other way, eating, scratching...
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    My ancona stopped laying.

    I haven't wormed my flock (I'm new to this game although we used to have a dozen or so hens when I was younger), that's something I will get done now. Thanks for the help and links!
  7. fowl father

    My ancona stopped laying.

    I purchased an ancona about six weeks ago and she started laying for me after two days. She laid for five days after and then she just stopped and hasn't laid since! Also, her comb has shrunk dramatically and her lobes have turned yellowish. She seems fine in every other way, eating, scratching...
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