Hen not laying

[Pamela Wercinski]

Is it a problem if she does not lay eggs

 

[CluckerFamily]

I'm not sure if she stopped laying for the season and then if you add light the next day, if she will start again. I have never tried this. Normally my pullets will lay throughout the winter but not everyday, they are EEs so they don't lay everyday anyways. My pullets are normally always around 6 months when winter hits.

 

[aart]

Is it a problem if she does not lay eggs

No but the other stuff doesn't sound good.

Not much

she is just walking around slow and avoiding the other 3

When I have a bird that is acting 'off' I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor their intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and their poops. Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.

 

[Pamela Wercinski]

No but the other stuff doesn't sound good.



When I have a bird that is acting 'off' I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor their intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and their poops. Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.

Thank you very much

 

[Pamela Wercinski]

Thank you very much

What about roosting; do I let her out of the cage at night go roost?

 

[aart]

What about roosting; do I let her out of the cage at night go roost?

Nope.
Leave her in the crate at least overnight, I usually do 48-72 hours, to check crop function and monitor feed/water intake and poops.