32-week old Brahma still not laying eggs

[Fallbrook Chicken Mama]

Our small flock of 8 hens is 32 weeks old today, we got them together when they were 3.5-weeks old. 7 of the 8 hens have been laying eggs since they were 23-24 weeks old, but our dark Brahma is not laying yet. There was one day when we had 8 eggs a while back, and we also have found a large, soft egg three times in the coop, which probably were laid by her.
She looks just as healthy as the other ones, eats and drinks well, interacts with us and with the other hens.
All my hens are fed with organic chicken food. In addition, they get some fermented food, lots of herbs, greens, garlic and apple cider vinegar in the water, oyster shells, etc... Since a very early incident none of my hens have been ill or pecked on ever, they are super chill. They all seem to be very healthy, and the other ones lay beautiful eggs every day.
I gave some Nutri-Drench to my Brahma 3 days in a row and we also put some in one of the drinking water buckets (someone suggested that she might need selenium for better calcium absorption).

Does anyone have an idea why this one hen is unable to lay eggs and how I could help her?

I don't know if this is at all related, but sometimes I find a relatively large poop in the coop or run - I remember reading something about this, but I don't know if it was related to the inability to lay eggs.

Thank you!

Big Foot, our dark Brahma, is the one in the foreground, happily scratching away with the rest of them.

 

[Fallbrook Chicken Mama]

How do you know she isn't laying eggs? You wouldn't reasonably expect more than 5 or 6 eggs/day if they are all laying.

We mostly get 6-7 eggs every day. The reason I know she is not laying is because I have a very geeky husband who put a camera in the coop and I can see which hen lays and when.

 

[Ridgerunner]

This one was, but finally she started laying as well. We have another Brahma, exactly the same age, and she started laying 2 months earlier. Interesting.

Breeds may have general tendencies, but each chicken is an individual. On average, Brahmas are slower to mature than some other breeds but you have to have enough for averages to mean something. As you noticed, an individual can be way early or way late but if you have enough the average should be about where it should be.

That's a very common misconception on this forum, that every chicken of a certain breed is identical all over the world. They are not and individuals can vary greatly. But the way many posts are written you would not expect that.

 

[Stanpott]

How do you know she isn't laying eggs? You wouldn't reasonably expect more than 5 or 6 eggs/day if they are all laying.

 

[aart]

All my hens are fed with organic chicken food.

What is the protein and calcium percentages of this feed?
Is it in the form of mash, crumble, pellets or cracked grains?

In addition, they get some fermented food, lots of herbs, greens, garlic and apple cider vinegar in the water,

Cut all this stuff out, no need or benefit.

 

[Penpal]

My Brahma hen laid quite late, later than the guidelines tell you. She started laying at 9 months old, then stopped, is now laying almost every day at 12 months old.

 

[Fallbrook Chicken Mama]

Update on my Brahma:
I should have posted here earlier, because the day I did, she started laying eggs. Unfortunately, not in the nesting box. She lays her egg in the morning at 6 am (as seen on the coop video), from the roosting bar. The first day it was intact, but the following day it cracked. Now we just need to teach her the use of the nesting box (which she had visited before, so she knows where it is at). At least I know that she is able to lay eggs and she is not sick.
Thanks again for all the advice!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Brahmas are very slow to mature.

 

[Fallbrook Chicken Mama]

Mini pellets from Modesto Milling, organic, soy free, non-GMO 22% protein. - main food supply

Scratch and Peck Layer feed - fermented food

 

[Fallbrook Chicken Mama]

Unless he can see into the nests this is not a fool proof technique.

Might be time for an exam:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Thanks, I'll look into this exam when I return home from a trip.

Also, having the camera in the coop allowed me to record the exact time of when my chickens first laid an egg, I see them clearly. I know, I am just as much of a geek as my hubby. I am a first timer chicken owner and enjoyed recording milestones.