Help!! with my layers

[Purple Dog]

Okay here is the story
We had 4 layers layed about an egg a day winter/ and spring. Added 6 layers from a friend to the flock, ( all the same age as our flock). Now for the 10 chickens, we are lucky to get 4 a day. 3 americaunas (new to flock lay consistently each day) Our old Rhode Island lays consistently. Our wynadottes (3 silver added to the flock and 3 golden from existing flock seem to be the problem) they aren't laying. They are free range on 8 acres we have oyster shell for them water in abundance, some scratch layer feed just outside the coop they partake in early in the day. They are very healthy active, no signs of any problems but the layoff on laying.

Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. It has been over a month since introduction of the new flock

 

[patandchickens]

I'd guess the likeliest answer since they range over 8 acres is that they've started laying somewhere you don't know about.

Another possibility would be egg-eating.

Dunno, good luck,

Pat

 

[Mrs.Puff]

That would be my guess also. You've got hens hiding eggs somewhere. Look in brush piles, under stacks of junk, in sheds, etc.

 

[Purple Dog]

Well we thought about egg eating with the new ones but there is not a trace of anything. We did find one outside today but our chickens were so good about laying in the nesting boxes seems strange they would change habit. We thought maybe stress of some kind tht we are missing

 

[patandchickens]

Chickens are very follow-the-leader about where to lay, so all it might take is one of the new hens to decide to lay al fresco and the others would go "hey, cool idea!" and either add to that 'clutch' or find their own secluded bush or whatever. So it would be worth doing an egg hunt

Good luck,

Pat

 

[My Little Sister's Farm]

You mentioned they laid all winter. Perhaps some have gone broody or are molting? Any feathers flying?