Can trauma stop egg laying?

Ecarroll

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This past May, 2 of my year old hens where left outside the coop, and attacked by a raccoon. One was killed, no sign of her but lots of feathers leading into the woods and some blood. The other was fine, no wounds just missing some feathers including all of her tail feathers. I have been at least one egg short every day sense then. At first I thought she was just putting her energy into growing new feathers, then once she has I had a problem with none of my hens laying in the coop, etc. but now it has been this long and she still is not laying. Is there anything I can do? Will she ever lay again? Also it could be another one of them, I’m not really sure who’s laying and who’s not, just guessing it’s her because it stopped after the attack. Thank you!
 
Yes, I do believe trauma would stop egg laying, people would say they would start back laying once they go to a different area, but I don't know, I got a hen from someone that was traumatised and she lays nearly every day
Sorry for the late reply but I was just thinking about this, are you saying she will not lay unless she would be relocated? Like she is still traumatized/ afraid being in the area? She acts normal like the others.
 
It has been many months since she was attacked, and the days are getting shorter and colder now, so I doubt it will be soon. Maybe in the spring she will start up again :fl
 

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