- Aug 8, 2010
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hi can anyone help me am getting worried my two hens have stopped laying
we got them at pol 8 weeks ago and they started to lay after 4 weeks 1 laid 5 eggs day after day and stopped she hasn laid in 4 weeks now and the other started to lay 3 weeks ago and the same thing 5 eggs and stopped but this one is different she looks and acts so depressed she just lays down alll day only getting up to get food or water she doesnt seem to be interested in anything
i dont know what this could be i tought it was the roo so i moved him out but still nothing i know they have plenty of space theyr in a run with 18 chicksbut its 16ft long by 16 ft wide and thay have their own coop in here which they sleep in away from the chicks
thank you in advance
trish
edited to add
they are rir hybrids i think
we got them at pol 8 weeks ago and they started to lay after 4 weeks 1 laid 5 eggs day after day and stopped she hasn laid in 4 weeks now and the other started to lay 3 weeks ago and the same thing 5 eggs and stopped but this one is different she looks and acts so depressed she just lays down alll day only getting up to get food or water she doesnt seem to be interested in anything
i dont know what this could be i tought it was the roo so i moved him out but still nothing i know they have plenty of space theyr in a run with 18 chicksbut its 16ft long by 16 ft wide and thay have their own coop in here which they sleep in away from the chicks
thank you in advance
trish
edited to add
they are rir hybrids i think
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