chickens not laying HELP!!!!!

[mycountrycabin]

i have 6 hens and 1 rooster and all of my hens have stopped laying , why?

 

[eggzettera]

Need more info....

Are they molting? Do you see a lot of feathers in the coop, any bare spots on them?

Any major changes in feed, location etc...

Are you sure they are not laying, maybe a snake is getting in & eating the eggs.....

 

[mycountrycabin]

im sure their not laying because i watch them all the time and its like they quit all of them their is a couple of feathers but nothing major

 

[zatsdeb]

what kind of chickens are they? Some hens are better layers than others. we have some that "go on strike" and others that keep laying all the time.

 

[SpottedCrow]

How old are they?

Obelisk, my old bag of a Leghorn, just turned 5 on Monday and she lays most days from March until July when she moults.

If there's a few feathers, they may be starting to moult...most adult birds moult once a year. Some of them look practically naked and others only lose a few at a time.

 

[CHICKENHEAD]

im having the same problem, my 2 cuckoo marans hens just quit laying. I am seeing feathers all over the place in their coop and a bald spot on one of the hens chest.

 

[can you hear me now?]

are they getting enough outside time or light? Maybe they have something stressing them out, that also stops them from laying. A racoon visitor that can't get in or anything like that at night but keeping them stressed?