Barred rock not laying... sick?

[Laylahege]

I have 6 chickens, 3 bantam eggers and 3 barred rocks. They will be 1 on November 1st. They all started laying in the spring and have continued laying prolifically... except for one. One of my barred rocks, a couple weeks ago, just stopped laying. She's not broody. She has access to egg shell and oyster shell, layer pellets and free ranges all day. I've given electrolytes a couple times weekly. I'm in GA and it's HOT! They've had DE recently as well.
She acts normal, eats and hangs with the flock. The only difference is her comb is floppy and the other barred rock girls are nice a perky.
I'm a little concerned. I thought it was the heat, but the other girls are fine. Any advice?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Look her over for pin feathers starting at the head and neck.
She may be preparing to molt.

 

[Laylahege]

I have 6 chickens, 3 bantam eggers and 3 barred rocks. They will be 1 on November 1st. They all started laying in the spring and have continued laying prolifically... except for one. One of my barred rocks, a couple weeks ago, just stopped laying. She's not broody. She has access to egg shell and oyster shell, layer pellets and free ranges all day. I've given electrolytes a couple times weekly. I'm in GA and it's HOT! They've had DE recently as well.
She acts normal, eats and hangs with the flock. The only difference is her comb is floppy and the other barred rock girls are nice a perky.
I'm a little concerned. I thought it was the heat, but the other girls are fine. Any advice?

I wanted to give a quick update. Violet laid her first egg in 2.5+ months today! I had given up, but it seems she's back on track.

 

[Laylahege]

No swelling, but I did notice some feather pins coming in on her underside. The other girls didn't really have them... Maybe this is all it is! I thought they wouldn't molt until next year. She's also the largest of them. Thanks everyone for your advice! This site is the best.

 

[Laylahege]

Here's Violet

 

[Tookie]

Here's Violet

She looks nice and healthy, maybe she's just taking a break from laying.
Check your flock over for lice or mites.

 

[Aunt Angus]

The best time to check them out is while they are roosting, imo. She will be more docile and easy to handle.

She looks good to me. The heat may be getting to her. Temp extremes can upset laying.

Check her abdomen, as suggested, and look for external parasites. Check her crop first thing in the morning before she has access to feed. Her crop should be empty. Keep an eye on her poop. It might be runny because if the heat, though.

I'd also look in her feathers to see if any new ones are coming in. She could be having a quiet molt.

Let us know what, if anything, you discover.

 

[Aunt Angus]

No swelling, but I did notice some feather pins coming in on her underside. The other girls didn't really have them... Maybe this is all it is! I thought they wouldn't molt until next year. She's also the largest of them. Thanks everyone for your advice! This site is the best.

I have birds who molt 2x a year, and I have one who molts every 2 years. They make no sense.

 

[Mrs. K]

They are not machines - and really some of them are just sporadic layers. Just like some girls are tall and some are short. Not really anything you can do about it. A lot of people would say, don't hatch her eggs as the rate of laying can be passed down.

She looks healthy to me.

Mrs K

 

[Tookie]

Is her abdomen bloated at all?
Could she be molting?