Egg laying help

[Suzyqschickens]

bought a chicken from a local she will be a year old in dec. Was laying eggs prior to me getting her and hasn’t laid an egg since. It has been two weeks tomorrow that I have had her. We are in az. She isn’t molting, she hasn’t lost her appetite and doesn’t seem to have any bugs. Any ideas as to why she just stopped laying ??

 

[Chickedies]

She is probably just getting used to her new surroundings if she is with a new flock she has to get used to them and sometimes the other peck them off the nest

 

[Suzyqschickens]

She is probably just getting used to her new surroundings if she is with a new flock she has to get used to them and sometimes the other peck them off the nest

My other girls only peck them during feeding time otherwise usually leave them be. I have two coops and both have nesting boxes and both are available all day. Thanks for the help

 

[pennyJo1960]

It is usually the move but can be frustrating to say the least

 

[Suzyqschickens]

It is usually the move but can be frustrating to say the least

Any idea how long until she will get back to laying? My other girls are about 8-9 months and their egg production just slowed way down all of the sudden and none of them seem to be molting either??? Thoughts????

 

[Chickedies]

Is it getting cooler where you live if so that could be the problem

 

[FarmerGirl101]

They usually stop or slow down in the fall time.

 

[Suzyqschickens]

No it’s still high 90’s to low 100’s. It’s az we don’t get a fall lol. Valley of the sun

 

[BlueBaby]

No it’s still high 90’s to low 100’s. It’s az we don’t get a fall lol. Valley of the sun

I guess that winter would be our fall over here. We basically have 3 seasons here Fall, Hot, and Hotter!

 

[aart]

A '1 year old' chicken may be 18 months old...and stopped laying both because of the stress of moving and because she needs to molt.

It might still be hot, but the days are now very near to half and half, so only 12 hours of daylight.

The 8-9mo's may have slowed laying due to the 'stranger' in their midst, which causes stress and stress can impede egg production. they may also slow, stop, and even molt during their first fall/winter season.

Not all birds molt 'hard', where there are feathers everywhere and they look like drowned rats...it can be very slow and subtle and you won't know unless you look closely for new pin feathers coming in.

Might be good to check the new bird, and all your birds, for bugs(and pin feathers):
Google images of lice/mites and their eggs before the inspection so you'll know what you're looking for.

Part the feathers right down to the skin around vent, head/neck and under wings.

Best done well after dark with a strong flashlight/headlight, easier to 'catch' bird and also to check for the mites that live in structure and only come out at night to feed off roosting birds.

Wipe a white paper towel along the underside of roost to look for red smears(smashed well fed mites).