Hens stopped laying...Are they sick, or on strike??

[chickabator]

I would say it is this strange weather give them a little time they'll start back.

 

[Cabbie]

Newcastle Disease can cause chickens to quit Laying for up to 4 weeks
Signs of Newcastle is having some go blind or cloudy eye.

Amount of Daylight affects laying.
can try sticking a 40 watt(40 watt is what back to basics says :javascript:insert_text('

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) light in thier chicken house it should increase laying

 

[chubbydog811]

They arent acting like they cant see, and their eyes arent cloudy...

I dont think that light is the issue. They get let out around 5am, and let back in around 6pm. The larger coop is still very light. The little coop has a clear plastic roof, so they have even more light.

 

[rufus]

Put locks on the chicken coops. You probably just have hungry neighbors. Homeless people take what they can when they can.

Rufus

 

[chubbydog811]

...........um.......

We live in the "country". We have 3 neighbors - 1 is a fisherman (never home), 1 has their own chickens, and the other works long hours....We dont have any homeless people around here lol...Also, our farm stuff is set 10 acres out from the road...No one even knows really that we have horses here...And thats a pretty hard thing to miss...