Great acting chickens, just not laying eggs?

[Jungle2354]

Well I got 8 chickens back in April of last year and they have grown up nicely. Up till now they haven't produced any eggs at all. We have 8 hens and 2 roosters, they have always stayed in the coop and run and have never been free to roam. About a month ago I thought maybe it was stress so I let them loose. They roam around all day and then go back in at night without any trouble. I been giving them laying mash and built roosts out of 5 gallon buckets and still nothing. Tonight I got home and a rooster had a hen pined to the ground and I think was trying to mate. Not sure though. Any advice would be helpful and very appreciated. My 11 year old daughter who I got the chickens for belevies that we will never see an egg and that the chickens are broken...lol.

 

[sumi]

It could be that their reaching point of lay coincided with the days getting short and that delayed their laying. Most hens want 14 hours of light per day to keep them in production. But if may be something else... I've put together a list of non-laying causes and some cures, have a look here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-behaviours-and-egg-laying-why-are-my-hens-not-laying

Hope you get an egg soon!