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So one of my hens went broody... all went great she hatched her eggs and started laying again. BUT my other hen stopped laying eggs when all this was happening. She still hasn't started laying eggs again. Help!

How long after a hen hatches her chicks will she start laying again?

I have 2 buff orphingtons. 1 went broody and hatched three chicks. As soon as the one hen went broody, the other stopped laying. They each layed one a day for about a year. Right around the same time as the hen went broody we got two new chicks from the farm store. They have a couple more months...

I have 2 buff orphingtons. 1 went broody and hatched three chicks. As soon as the one hen went broody, the other stopped laying. They each layed one a day for about a year. Right around the same time as the hen went broody we got two new chicks from the farm store. They have a couple more months...

My hen that is not laying is not molting either. Every since the other hen went broody both stopped. As of now the broody hen is sitting on no eggs. Any other ideas? thanks again

I only have two hens. One is broody and the other stopped laying. Did she stop because of the broody hen? Thanks in advance

Hi all, I only have two hens at my house. One of them just went broody. I have no rooster to fertilize the eggs. I have a connections to get some fertilized eggs. How long of a window do I have from once the eggs are layed to when I bring them to my house to put under my hen? After I put them...

thanks all for the info. Thats helps a lot. How long does she do this for?

Just recently one of my hens has become very lothargic and just sits in her laying box. She stays there all day and night. I have to take her out against her will just for her to eat or drink. When she is out she walks, and eats, and moves just fine. When I took her out I noticed that all of her...