All 8 hens not laying ????

[remist17]

I have 8 hens all not laying or reduce numbers per day.
For the last week the amount of eggs layed has decreased to last night zero.

A week before I averaged 7 eggs a day. Once is sitting on three eggs so I do not expect one from her.

I am at a loss

I have not changed feed. ( using Tractor supply layer)
I have not changed house
I ahve not added new hens.
Nothing to my knowledge scared them.
Temperature is in the mid 80's going down to 60 at night.
They get plenty of sun / light.

The hens are 1 year this past April.

I have Orphingtons, Delawares, Astrolopes( sorry on the spelling)

Suggestions?

 

[Auntie]

It might be the heat. I have 20 chickens (4 are roosters) and I get maybe 3 eggs every other day, if I'm lucky. Granted, mine are older than a year, but they seem to lay better when the temps are a bit lower. We're mid- to high 80s. Are you feeding laying pellets? It might help up the egg count.

 

[Den in Penn]

Odd time for molt but that reduces laying. Egg predators is another possibility. If you can try gathering the eggs often.

 

[NicolaT]

We are exactly the same........5 chickens, and we are lucky if we are getting1 egg per day. We have charged NOTHiNG!!!!! Our chickens are only just over a year old and we have the same layers pellets, vege treats etc... Awful!! We haven't got a clue what is happening!!! We have done nothing different. We also need help with this..... Sorry, unable to help, but we're I the same boat as you. Good luck