Chickens not laying

[merrymutts]

Mine are doing the same thing...or NOT doing ...

My flock consists of 7 adult hens and 7 assorted almost 6 month old pullets ( was 8 but I think one is a Roo ) ,

When the weather started getting super hot and humid ( south central Missouri) , I followed the feeding advice here and took them off the cracked corn/scratch grains and have been feeding them strictly layer pellets sometimes with kitchen scraps and they have several hours in the evening to free range in the yard.

Since then, egg production has dropped dramatically...I was lucky if I'd get 2 eggs a day...sometimes 3,,,more often just 1 ...and yesterday...no eggs at all. None of the hens are molting and the pullets just haven't decided to get on with the job yet.

I also purchased the Mister hose attachment and the birds enjoyed that.

Just few to no eggs....

 

[GC-Raptor]

Chickens don't like change of any kind. Feed, housing, routine or snacks. Mix scratch grains or corn, 50/50 with with feed. This way you cut amount of treats in half and give them the feed they need. They eat less feed in hot weather, so giving some as a treat tossed on the ground helps them get the nutrition they need. Only give what they can consume in 10/15 minutes twice a day. GC

 

[Bree71]

Thank you for the information. I guess I didn't do enough research before picking my chicks.

 

[Isaac 0]

Could be stressed