Don't think it's stress. I only have hens (no rooster to stir things up!). Of course you never know what the 'girls' are thinking. They always have water available. Can't figure it out.
Our favorite layer, an Americana, recently completed her molt, and started laying again. She was giving us an egg a day, then every couple of days, and now none! Temperatures in our area have remained the same, lighting is the same, food the same. Any ideas why she abruptly stopped?
We have been keeping chickens (Barred Rock and a few Guineas) for about a year and a half. I have tried wood shavings and straw for bedding. The dust from both of these seems phenomenal. Is normal? Any suggestions? Our coop is built into the back corner of our garage (very nice, by the way), and...