Aggressive chicken not laying eggs

[Sayuri]

Hi!

We bought our POL Fenton Blue in April. She started laying eggs about a week after we got her and laid one every other day. She stopped laying a couple of weeks later. After a few more weeks she laid 2 eggs in one week and has now completely stopped. She is supposed to lay blue eggs which she did. My husband thinks she could be possibly laying brown eggs now, is that possible from a chicken that is suppose to lay blue eggs? We have 9 chickens so telling who laid which egg is hard to do.

Also she is very aggressive. She chases us around the garden for corn (I know it's this as they have food and water and she doesn't chase me when I give corn) and pecks my feet which has drawn blood before. She's quite flighty and is not in the slightest bit scared of us and doesn't crouch for us either. It's like she's acting as the rooster should lol

Does anyone know what could be the problem? I've looked at general egg laying problems and she's not old, in good health, has a balanced diet, free ranges. I ticked everything off basically.

Thanks for any help!

P.S I should add, she's the one of the left of my avatar picture and her comb is very floppy and hangs over. My mum used to run a farm and said that is a sign she'll be a bad laying. Is that true also?

 

[Judy]

If you don't have a rooster, you might very well be right. A hen in a flock without a roo will sometimes sort of "take over" the lead or roo role. Occasionally they will even climb on the backs of some of the hens, as if to mate, and make a sound that sort of sounds like a crow. And yes, if this happens, they may also stop laying. If this is what is going on, hopefully she will also perform other roo-like functions like help them find treats, help maintain order, watch for predators, etc. I had one hen do the mounting and trying to crow parts; I don't know whether she laid eggs then. She quit after a few months, probably when a young roo matured.

 

[Sayuri]

Oh well no, we don't have a rooster! She really does act like she's in charge. She does lead the others most definitely. With having two toddlers as well I don't get much time to watch them but I'll keep an eye on her trying to mount the others. She jumps up on the fences a lot as if she's on the look-out as well. It does all add up to acting like a rooster but I wasn't sure a hen would do that lol

Thank you for replying