5 year old hen suddenly stopped laying

Paolo Caso

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Jul 17, 2020
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I have 1 white leghorn hen that randomly stopped laying. She looks all healthy, no changes in diet, both of her sisters are laying. She was regularly laying pretty much every day and then all of a sudden she stopped. No eggs from her in about a week and a half now. No signs of being egg bound or sick and I doubt it's old age with the sudden stop. Also her "sisters are the exact same age and still laying. No new members to the coop, no unusual stress. I can't seem to figure it out. Any good guesses?
 
Could be heat.....or soon to molt....or just old age.

Welcome to BYC! @Paolo Caso
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Has it been hot where you're at? Heat can throw them off laying.

Since each bird is an individual it's possible she's "done" but too early to say that for sure.
Now that you mention it we have had a massive heat wave, it even reached 108! The girls all have plenty of shade to get under. Never really crossed my mind because the heat hasn't affected my other two.
 
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