Help my bird hasn't been laying....

[chickenlover98]

Hi! Has anyone ever heard of a hen not laying for about a week? She is an ee and lays green eggs. And i really like her eggs. Thanks!


-Chickenlover98

 

[RavenStorm]

Maybe she or another chicken is eating her eggs before you get to them? I have recently had a major problem with that. Look for any evidence like bits of shell, yellow splashes of yolk, wet spots that are not poop, etc.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

It could be molt related, weather related, nutrition related, stress related, light related, age related, environment related, or she may have just chosen to take a vacation.....

 

[briteday]

I'd check to be sure she's not eggbound.

 

[skunknchatter]

in the winter mine will sometimes go for a while with out laying. If she isn't egg bound I would just wait it out.

 

[lilbreeches]

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so how do ya check that?????

 

[Delta2 23]

If the hen is eggbound she will sit down a lot, she will not eat or drink much or interact with the other chickens and she'll seem very distressed.
Hope that's not the case!

She could just be moulting- is she losing feathers?
Or it could be too hot/cold and she's taking a break.
Or she mightn't be getting enough calcium, do you feed them oyster shell grit?

 

[chickenlover98]

Wow, ok yes i do feed her oyster shells, it is a bit cool up north here, and she always has been a little quiet and lazy, she doesn't appear to be molting, and i don't think they are eating her eggs. Maybe it could be the weather. Wow, great ideas, thanks!

 

[needtohatch]

Is there any chance she is hiding her eggs somewhere? We let ours free range and I am always having to search the barn for hidden nests. I know about how many eggs I should get each day and when I don't get that many I know I have to start searching.