1 year old hen stopped laying for no reason

[BigBlueHen53]

am thinking perhaps I could just give her some antibiotic, it might help if she has some sort of issue.

There is nothing to be gained in giving an antibiotic unless you know what you are treating and can use the specific antibiotic that will treat that particular illness. You will do more harm than good that way.

 

[SkyAJK]

The feed is 17% layer crumble with animal protein. I also give them can sardine 1 a week. I do give them green leafy every day. Every 2nd day I give them banana, or sweet potatoes..etc.. a bit.

She is housing in a run, the coop is inside their run so there is no secret nest. She is nesting in the nest box in the coop every day for a few hours each day, then walk out without eggs.

I did give her some eggs, but she did not push those eggs under her. she did not touch those eggs.

 

[SkyAJK]

I will take another check on the run now. The run is quite open, no hidden spot.

Ok, no antibiotic.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I would give her a Calcium Citrate+D3 tablet (~315mg) in case she is having trouble laying.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

When chickens stop laying, there is always a reason, we just may not know what that reason is.

 

[SkyAJK]

Checked, no secret nest in the run.
She just got out of the nest box after a few hours of sitting in it. She is eating and digging the ground. No egg song.

I will get a bottle of Calcium Citrate+D3 tablet tomorrow morning. I just need to try something. There is a free choice calcium and the sardine what has mushy bones.

My concern also that because she is part Isa Brown so she might be having the reproductive issues.

She is too young to not laying egg and we are in summer here. She acted as if she is laying and her physical signs are that she is still in laying.

There has to be some illness she is having.

 

[FrostRanger]

Checked, no secret nest in the run.
She just got out of the nest box after a few hours of sitting in it. She is eating and digging the ground. No egg song.

I will get a bottle of Calcium Citrate+D3 tablet tomorrow morning. I just need to try something. There is a free choice calcium and the sardine what has mushy bones.

My concern also that because she is part Isa Brown so she might be having the reproductive issues.

She is too young to not laying egg and we are in summer here. She acted as if she is laying and her physical signs are that she is still in laying.

There has to be some illness she is having.

I think it's more likely she's just taking a break for whatever reason than something is wrong. It doesn't sound like she's egg bound so while you can try calcium I don't think it'll change anything. Just be patient with her

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Wonder if she is internally laying but I don't know how you would know.
@Eggcessive? @coach723 @azygous?

 

[SkyAJK]

Yes, at first I thought she is taking a break, but I am puzzle at why sitting in the nest box every day? That is the part that got me worry that something is wrong with her.
She spend most of the morning trying to get comfy with the nest box and then finally sit in it.

A few days ago I gave her a few ml of multi vitamin drink.

Yes, internal laying!
Is there away to know she laying internally?
She walks, eat, drink, play and showing all signs of normal chicken.

 

[SkyAJK]

I had a look on the internal laying signs, she does not have it. Beside sitting in the nest box for a few hours, but produce no egg she is behaving normally, poop solid normal, she does fly quite high and with some distances.
Something certainly wrong with her, and she might just drop dead one day. I need to do something for her now before that happen.