Austarlorp, not laying eggs

[Ted_Harrell]

I have two Austalorps and one has been laying for about two weeks already. The other has not and looks physically larger in the back half of her body. Is it possible she is egg bound or has some ailment that will prevent her from laying. I guess I am just being a nervous nelly. She seems relatively healthy and forages/eats/poops/drinks just like the other australorp..

 

[DobieLover]

If she was egg bound she would not be acting normally. She just isn't starting as early as the other.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

OK, I am just being impatient I guess...

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have two Austalorps and one has been laying for about two weeks already. The other has not and looks physically larger in the back half of her body. Is it possible she is egg bound or has some ailment that will prevent her from laying. I guess I am just being a nervous nelly. She seems relatively healthy and forages/eats/poops/drinks just like the other australorp..

Each pullet will lay in her own good time!
If she's eating/drinking/active, then be patient.

Take a look at her vent - the article may help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Updated pics of the girls, the one I am worried about is closer to the camera, the other is laying now...

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Sadly the hen in the pic above closest to the camera passed away yesterday. I sanitized the coop and moved it to a different location. I then moved the Red Sex Link over to be with the lone Australorp(because they both lay brown eggs). That way she wont be alone....

 

[Eggcessive]

So sorry for your loss. Did you open her body to look for a possible cause of death? A professional necropsy by your state vet could also be done on her if her boday was kept cool.

 

[DobieLover]

Updated pics of the girls, the one I am worried about is closer to the camera, the other is laying now...View attachment 1929765

Hey body posture in this image is not at all normal.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Hey body posture in this image is not at all normal.

You are right it is not normal...

 

[Ted_Harrell]

So sorry for your loss. Did you open her body to look for a possible cause of death? A professional necropsy by your state vet could also be done on her if her boday was kept cool.

No I did not....