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    1 year old hen suddenly stopped laying

    Nope, nothing else. They are still on the same feed as per before. Though a few times I tried to make sure she was getting enough food as she was on the bottom of the pecking order, by hand feeding her some of her feed too. I used to have shell grit around all the time but after it ran out I...
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    1 year old hen suddenly stopped laying

    Hi all, just thought I'd update to share that after 15 days of no eggs, she started laying again, and has laid 6 eggs since in the last 7 days (her usual schedule). ☺️ Hopefully she's all good healthwise now! Past 2 days have been quite hot (34C-39C) and she laid on both days. The days where...
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    That sounds exactly like my hen. Appreciate you sharing. I will just continue to monitor. As long as nothing else is wrong I'm fine with her just doing her thing :)
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    1 year old hen suddenly stopped laying

    Thank you for your reply. She doesn't always hang around the back which is confusing. Last few days she's been active and alert. But this one day when she stayed away from others definitely got me concerned - and was probably the same day I started this thread! I will check her vent and poop...
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    1 year old hen suddenly stopped laying

    So I've palpated my chickens before I guess what I'm confused about is how much 'swelling' is abnormal! I just went to check again and she's got a bit of squishyness, I have a chicken who has less squish than her, and I also have chickens with more squish than her. So I'm not sure? I feel...
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    1 year old hen suddenly stopped laying

    Thanks for your reply. She does hang around the back of the flock at some times, and if I give them greens, she will hang around the back because the others get in her way. I am unsure how to determine if she has abdominal swelling or not.. but will read into it! I would definitely be concerned...
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    1 year old hen suddenly stopped laying

    Hi! So unfortunately she definitely isn't, though I wish she was because that'd be an easy answer. They are mostly in their enclosed run and it's easy to check everywhere and there's no eggs anywhere else. I also have cameras in the run, coop and nesting box so can see what she gets up to -...
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    Oh great - I haven't heard of false layers before. That does sound like her. She is an easter egger and her fellow hatchmates lay 4-5 times a week. But I'm sure she could just be an outlier and something went the opposite way in her genetics. Thanks!
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    1 year old hen suddenly stopped laying

    Hello, I am based in Australia (so summer here). I have a welsummer hen who is 12 months old, who I got as a day old chick. Since she started laying in July, she has been consistently laying 6-7 eggs a week which is very frequent. However, just recently, 2 weeks ago, she laid only 4 eggs that...
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    Hi all, thought I'd update that this chicken in question is still going with infrequent laying. At the moment, the last egg she laid was November 6, so it's been about 4 weeks since then. She still goes to the nesting box 3-5 times a week and sits there for a good hour, acting like she's going...
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    Thank you for your reply. The eggs she lays have been elongated in shape, but standard size/weight. Not sure if the elongated egg shape means anything. The shell composition has been fine, yolk looks healthy, poop looks normal, vent remains clean. I will keep monitoring, I guess I'm worried...
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    Hi all, so this chicken in question still hasn't laid an egg since October 13th. She's otherwise acting completely fine. Now and then I see her sitting in the nesting box as if she's getting ready to lay, but doesn't. She's otherwise active, red comb, scratching, eating, etc like the others...
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    Chicken necropsy (graphic images) - liver failure / internal bleeding - what is the cause?

    Hi all, I appreciate the discussion we've had here. I've learnt a lot. Hopefully this will be my only encounter with FLHS. Thank you again
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    Chicken necropsy (graphic images) - liver failure / internal bleeding - what is the cause?

    Hello, again, thank you for the additional information. I really appreciate it. So tonight I found a very helpful piece to the puzzle I wanted to share. (I am only a backyard keeper but I'm really passionate about learning and trying to do the best for my pets). I was trying to research whether...
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    Chicken necropsy (graphic images) - liver failure / internal bleeding - what is the cause?

    Hi all! I so appreciate your replies. I have set up an extra free range area for them too when I am working from home so they have more room, and I will keep an eye out on the rest of the chickens and hope or the best. I might try weighing a couple of the bigger chickens to learn a bit more...
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