Egg production dropping in year old hens

[Abriana]

I have some (9) year and three month old hens and they used to give me six to seven eggs per day. they are very healthy and active. Now i am getting only four or five eggs per day. I have four pullets that are due to lay any day now, so I'll be getting more, but I am a bit concerned. Is egg production dropping already? I thought it took two or three, or even four years for a hen to slow down completely. A vet just came over to my house and said that my flock looked super great. When do hens usually slow down? Should i be worried? Will production go back up again? Do you think it is just a simultanious break in egg laying for a couple of hens?

 

[Kiki]

What breed are they?
Did the vet perform a fecal test?

 

[Abriana]

Columbian rock, ameraucana, and cuckoo marans. No she didn't. i have a sneaking suspicion that it is nothing, but i just want to make sure.

 

[Kiki]

What is you weather like?

 

[Abriana]

In the eighties and at the lowest seventy, mostly sunny, a few showers yesterday, not too humid

 

[Kiki]

Any thing happen recently that could have caused them stress?
If it continues (lower numbers) I would have a fecal test done to for sure rule out worms.

 

[Abriana]

Thank you so much. a few new cockerels which i am in the process of getting rid of could be causing stress, but so far they haven't tried to mate any hens but one or two. I have been having more health problems since i moved their pen to a new spot in my yard (but they love the spot i just moved them to and seemed relaxed). Canker, septiminia (my neighbor had an issue with that too, one of her hens died yesterday), and now this. A lot of wild birds including pigeons which carry canker, visit my pen. I hung a bird feeder far away from the pen to lure the birds that way, but so far they eat two courses, my chicken feed and the birdseed. The vet said that the birds are probably the root of the issues. Anyway, thank you for your help!

 

[Kiki]

Wild birds are "bad'...I hope your girls pick back up for you! Good luck.

 

[chickenmomma16]

How long ago did you move their pen? If it was recent that could definitely stress them enough to cause some to stop laying.

 

[Abriana]

About two or three weekends ago. Quite a while, so thats why i don't think that is whats causing them stress