hen not laying

[secollis]

I have 7 hens, 4 Rhode Island red, 2 orchid orpington abd a silver lace wyandot. They are all between 5&7 months old. One RIR was laying but has stopped. Nine of the others have layed. Any ideas why?

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

If you live in the Northern hemisphere the shorter days may be to blame. Most hens slow down and or stop laying when the day length drops below 14 hours. For other possible causes see here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/why-are-my-hens-not-laying

 

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[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi
Glad you joined the flock! Hope you find the answer your looking for in the link sumi left you. Be sure to ask any other questions you may have everyone here to help. Hope you enjoy BYC

 

[N F C]

Welcome to BYC!

Nice to have you join us and best of luck getting eggs again.

 

[sunflour]

Glad you joined us.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Sumi has left you with a great link to follow. There are lots of reasons why chickens stop laying but this time of year with the cold and daylight hours dwindling, many chickens will slow down on the laying or stop all together. Definitely read through that thread or even do some posting in it.

Enjoy your flock and welcome to ours!

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

We're glad to have you.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

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[Mountain Peeps]

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