ameraucana/ EE hasn't layed eggs in 2 weeks!!!!

[SixChicksNapa]

Hi i have a 7 month old ameracauna and she hasnt layed in two weeks.

she layed green eggs at first but now has either changed color or stopped laying.

I have tried to check if she is egg bound, but she feels the same as my other five

What should i do?

 

[cluckcluck42]

Has she been losing any feathers? She may be molting.

 

[debbie_95959]

Our EE is on "strike" and has not given us an egg in almost 1 1/2 weeks. I wonder if it has something to do with the time change -- the last time this happened was last fall when when changed back from daylight savings time. She resumed her almost-every-day production until recently!

 

[SixChicksNapa]

no she still has all of her feathers and is acting normal except she isnt laying.

 

[SixChicksNapa]

Now it has been at least three weeks , she doenst feel egg bound qnde seems to be acting normally. Could the fact that she is low on the pecking order would have any effect on this? I just want her to start lqying again

 

[Dixiedoodle]

Looking at what she is eating? Too much corn/treats will lower her protein level, EVEN if you are feeding 16% laying feed! Does she have fresh water aval. at all times? IS she being pestered by the other hens-- more than normal? Have you change their routine--are you feeding at differnet times, were you free ranging and now they aren't, did you do a total clean out of their coop? Hve you checked every corner/nook that an egg can be laid in?? She might be getting run off the nest and has found a quieter place to lay!!! I know I would be sad if my EE weren't laying... Good luck

 

[firedove]

My EE goes through cycles, she will lay consistently for a month or two and then stop for a few weeks and back again. If we let her free range she finds a secret place to lay so we almost never see eggs from her while she is allowed to range.

 

[SixChicksNapa]

She and all of the other ones are eating Hunt and Behrens Hay grain feed. They might get a few handfuls of scratch tossed in the pen, or some lettuce every day. The coop is 4 by 4 and the run is 12 by 12, i think that i would have seen her lay it. Could she possibly be laying her egg then eating it ? She alays has two sources of water, and she is on or near the bottom of the pecking order. I do a total clean out of the coop every three to four weeks, and i clean the run every few weeks as well. As you probably noticed, they are not free range, our backyard is too small

. I really hope that she lays again she had such pretty eggs.

 

[cuckoo_orpington13]

She may be molting or perhaps not getting enough light.

 

[Dixiedoodle]

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Is the "Hunt and Behrens Hay grain feed, 16% laying rations? I am not not sure of this Brand. Sounds like you are doing everything right... maybe she is just not in the mood...

Hope you get eggs soon..