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    Two year old chicken stopped laying

    I'm guessing that some are more sensitive to weather changes? The others nearby that had chickens stop laying thought it was because March and April were so warm, then May was cold and wet. I've found others online who said they had a chicken stop laying for 6 months once, then started back...
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    Two year old chicken stopped laying

    Good news! After not laying for 6 weeks our BPR has started laying again! Woohoo! I'm mainly relieved as I believe this means she is as healthy as she looks :-) Visited with some folks nearby that said some of theirs stopped laying for a while also. They thought it was related to the...
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    Two year old chicken stopped laying

    Since there have not been any responses I assume that folks are as stumped as I am?
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    Two year old chicken stopped laying

    Oh, and they have access to oyster shells and grit, "free choice"
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    Two year old chicken stopped laying

    The other two are a Buff Orpington and Speckled Sussex. When I say at least 3 eggs a week, that would be the lowest I've seen from them. So no eggs in 4 weeks is quite a drastic change. The Speckled Sussex lays sometimes 5 or 6 times a week, but three is the least I've seen from her. The...
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    Two year old chicken stopped laying

    Thanks for all the nice warm welcomes :-) I've learned a lot from this site. First time I needed to post as I can't seem to find an answer as to why our girl is not laying, but seems healthy. We are not worried about the eggs, our chickens are pets. We are okay if she is done laying eggs...
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    Two year old chicken stopped laying

    I have 3 chickens. All are 2 years old as of May 20, got them all as 1 day old. One has stopped laying (Barred Plymouth Rock), the other 2 are still laying at least 3 eggs a week. She has not laid in the last 4 weeks. Up until then she laid at least 3 times a week. She is very healthy...
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