Hen stopped laying

[angusshangus]

My bantam EE layed her first egg 3 weeks ago and then proceeded to lay an egg just about every day for 2 weeks. Suddenly, about a week ago she stopped laying. When she was laying it was unseasonably warm and now it is well below freezing. Could that be why she stopped? Any ideas?

 

[tec27]

Yep, too cold. Shorter amount of sunlight during the day.

 

[dumb_cluck]

So what temps and daylight will they start again? My Sussex stopped, molted and has not re-started since about October...

 

[bluefeather2697]

maybe of the bad weather and lack of daylight.

 

[Cowgirl75446]

You can put a light in their pen to help. I have timers in my new chicken barn, I have the timers set for 3:30 am to 7:30 am every day. All my chickens are about the same age, the pullets with light are laying great. I have 2 pens out front without light and I am not getting any eggs from those 2 pens, so the light does make a difference. Usually when the days get longer, the chickens will start laying again. They need about 14 hours of daylight to keep laying.

 

[tec27]

I would say 12 hours or more of daylight, or at least a little daylight. My hens are still laying now and we are getting about 8 hours of daylight and its about 30 degrees here. It all depends on your chickens and how healthy and comfortable they are.