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[blusk4215]

Hey new to the group My chickens have slowed down production dramatically and the combs have done this any help is appreciated

 

[Tookie]

What's the weather like?
What do you feed them?
Their combs do shrink up when not laying, so nothing to worry about with that.

 

[nuthatched]

Their combs are like that because they're not laying.
Are they molting?

 

[blusk4215]

What's the weather like?
What do you feed them?
Their combs do shrink up when not laying, so nothing to worry about with that.

I’m about an hour south of Atlanta it’s been spring weather her lately but the comb looks a little ashy like 70-80 and sunny

 

[blusk4215]

I’m about an hour south of Atlanta it’s been spring weather her lately but the comb looks a little ashy like 70-80 and sunny

I had 2 pens of the same breed merged em I was getting 4-5 a day before I put em together and now after 2 weeks I’m lucky to get 2 a day

 

[Tookie]

I’m about an hour south of Atlanta it’s been spring weather her lately but the comb looks a little ashy like 70-80 and sunny

Hmm, ok.
Their combs look like that just cause they're not laying.

 

[Tookie]

I had 2 pens of the same breed merged em I was getting 4-5 a day before I put em together and now after 2 weeks I’m lucky to get 2 a day

What breeds and how old are they?

 

[SilverBirds]

I had 2 pens of the same breed merged em I was getting 4-5 a day before I put em together and now after 2 weeks I’m lucky to get 2 a day

Sounds like they've stopped laying due to stress from merging the separate flocks. Once they've adjusted and have figured out the new hierarchy they will start laying again.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Sounds like they've stopped laying due to stress from merging the separate flocks. Once they've adjusted and have figured out the new hierarchy they will start laying again.

x2, they likely stopped because of stress, which can be caused by any number of changes, such as the addition of new birds or a change in layout of the set up.