Chicken stopped laying eggs

[Meeran Shaikh]

I don't know but I just got a new chicken it did lay egg the second day but it just stopped laying eggs I even got a rooster but it doesn't help!

 

[SueT]

Welcome to BYC! Often the trauma of moving causes them to stop laying. Make sure she is getting proper nutrition...what are you feeding?. If you live where winter is starting, the shorter days may be a factor. She may wait till spring....

 

[RollTideChicken]

Oh yea anything new to a chicken can disrupt egg laying. She'll start back eventually. But as @SueT said, if you are where winter is then she may not lay steady until Spring.

 

[aart]

Yes, moving stress can stop them from laying.
The egg she laid was probably already 'in process' before the move.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

The move, and then the stress of adding a rooster she doesn't know... Both of those things may have contributed.

By the way, you don't need a rooster for eggs...

 

[ChickenGirl555]

Moving, season, and light effects how eggs are laid.

Moving causes stress on the chicken so they forget about laying eggs and try to get over the stress. Plus you just added a strange rooster so she doesn't have time to lay eggs because she's trying to figure out who this chicken is.
Fall and winter are the slowest and lowest egg production times of the year, so please don't be alarmed if she doesn't lay until spring.
Chickens need light to lay eggs. I don't really know why but they do. This adds on to why seasons influence them because there are less light hours. If your coop already doesn't get enough (or any) light, I highly recommend increasing the amount of ways for light to enter the coop.

 

[ChickenGirl555]

The move, and then the stress of adding a rooster she doesn't know... Both of those things may have contributed.

By the way, you don't need a rooster for eggs...

Yes, roosters are simply used for guard dogs, and fertilized eggs. Not boosting egg production.

 

[Meeran Shaikh]

Moving, season, and light effects how eggs are laid.

Moving causes stress on the chicken so they forget about laying eggs and try to get over the stress. Plus you just added a strange rooster so she doesn't have time to lay eggs because she's trying to figure out who this chicken is.
Fall and winter are the slowest and lowest egg production times of the year, so please don't be alarmed if she doesn't lay until spring.
Chickens need light to lay eggs. I don't really know why but they do. This adds on to why seasons influence them because there are less light hours. If your coop already doesn't get enough (or any) light, I highly recommend increasing the amount of ways for light to enter the coop.

Okay what if I add a bulb or something to increase the egg production and yes it is winter in here !

 

[Meeran Shaikh]

Thankyou everyone for the answers and I will be patient till spring

 

[Meeran Shaikh]

Welcome to BYC! Often the trauma of moving causes them to stop laying. Make sure she is getting proper nutrition...what are you feeding?. If you live where winter is starting, the shorter days may be a factor. She may wait till spring....

I'm feeding them normal feed anvailable here which is made from fishes !