Easter Egger Not Laying

[BigCountry8777]

I tried searching to find an answer for my question, but it seems there weren't really suggestions made. I have an Easter Egger hen who has stopped laying eggs. She is about 15 months old. She laid eggs throughout winter this year as it was her first year laying. She has not gone into molt. She eats and drinks fine, she acts completely normal aside from laying. She has been frequently checked for egg bound and mites and such. She has not laid an egg in 3 months. All other chickens are laying normally. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[sourland]

Since all else appears normal, I would guess that she is just taking a normal break in her laying cycle.

 

[BigCountry8777]

Since all else appears normal, I would guess that she is just taking a normal break in her laying cycle.

Thank you. This is what I figured, but since it had been months now, I wanted to get other opinions too. My first girl to take a break that long as days get longer. I have always had them lay through their first winter if they started before winter, but never had them take a break after that first winter. My other hens of the same age, never really stopped laying.

 

[sourland]

Easter Eggers, I think because of their varied genetics, frequently lay less eggs/year, but are productive for more years than some other birds.

 

[Taylermartin]

Hi! I found your thread in hopes to figure out if the same thing is happening to my EE. She use to lay pretty consistently but now it is only weekly, if that. Has yours improved at all? I have 4 EE and 2 lay consistently and another one started to lay soft eggs, turns out she had an infection and layed a lash egg. This is my first time with EE but I wonder if it breed specific.

 

[DuckChick758]

I just posted a similar thread today, and I also came across your post! I have a 1.5 year old Easter Egger who laid like 3-5 eggs a week for 2 months…and never has again…it’s been over 9 months - no eggs! She’s my only bird with this issue, but she’s also my only Easter Egger. Super weird.

 

[Taylermartin]

I just posted a similar thread today, and I also came across your post! I have a 1.5 year old Easter Egger who laid like 3-5 eggs a week for 2 months…and never has again…it’s been over 9 months - no eggs! She’s my only bird with this issue, but she’s also my only Easter Egger. Super weird.

It's so interesting! Of my four I'm really just having problems with the 2. Today and yesterday one of them dropped an egg without a shell but also layed a jumbo egg.

 

[Lyok]

I used to keep Easter Eggers as well, but stopped because they are unreliable layers...especially in the winters.

 

[lwolsin]

Very happy to find this thread I have a blue egg layer that stopped laying right after Easter hasn’t laid in over three months. Very healthy only 1.5 years old guess she is just taking a long break

 

[Taylermartin]

Very happy to find this thread I have a blue egg layer that stopped laying right after Easter hasn’t laid in over three months. Very healthy only 1.5 years old guess she is just taking a long break

I'm glad you found us! My blue egg layer had a span of 30 days before another egg and then 7 days. It is so inconsistent! I have my other EE that lays light tan eggs and she hasn't laid one for about 4 weeks. I keep an eye on them and I've noticed they have poop that sticks to their feathers and they are much smaller than my other EE. I've now dewormed them and haven't really seen any changes. I was reading unto Egg Drop Syndrome and it sounds similar to their symptoms but I'm not sure.