- Mar 30, 2011
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My Silver-Laced Sebright is almost 9 months old. She has been a good layer until recently. She was laying every day in February, March, April. In May she started laying every other day. But it has been 5 days since she laid an egg, and I am getting a bit worried.
Her energy seems fine, and she is in good spirits. But it seems like a drastic drop-off in her laying productivity?
Should I give her more laying mash?
I have read that Sebrights tend to be poor layers, but this has not been the case for her. But do they maybe have a drop in productivity as they get older, say 9 months old or so?
All insights will be appreciated.
She always liked to lay in privacy, in the arms of jackets, or blanket folds, or under the nesting box. Recently we boarded that up so she can lay only in the nesting box proper. She laid about 2 eggs after that, in the nest, but hasn't laid an egg now in 5 days. Could she be upset over the change in the coop, not being able to lay in her old favorite spot? There are some private spots she could lay in the run, if she really wanted privacy?
Her energy seems fine, and she is in good spirits. But it seems like a drastic drop-off in her laying productivity?
Should I give her more laying mash?
I have read that Sebrights tend to be poor layers, but this has not been the case for her. But do they maybe have a drop in productivity as they get older, say 9 months old or so?
All insights will be appreciated.
She always liked to lay in privacy, in the arms of jackets, or blanket folds, or under the nesting box. Recently we boarded that up so she can lay only in the nesting box proper. She laid about 2 eggs after that, in the nest, but hasn't laid an egg now in 5 days. Could she be upset over the change in the coop, not being able to lay in her old favorite spot? There are some private spots she could lay in the run, if she really wanted privacy?