How to stop egg laying

[Cloverking]

Hi all,

I know this is going to sound a little crazy, but does anyone have any advice on how to stop a chicken from laying eggs? My silver sebright Daisy, is still recovering from EYP. She is still having regular vet visits as her uterus area is still swollen and is still on medication. She showed her first signs on Feb 14th( happy valentines day) and was touch and go for at least a week. This has been so traumatic for her and me as well as the cost involved. The vets think this could very well happen again. To my absolute horror, she laid en egg last night. My other girl is very broody at the moment and I have kept them separated in the hopes it doesn't rub off. But no luck. Any advice would be appreciated.
tia

 

[JaeG]

You need to limit her daylight hours (exposure to any light source) to around 10 hours a day. Even if you have to put her in a box in a dark cupboard. The length of daylight hours dictate when birds lay and when they have a rest (like over winter). Your poor girl (and poor you too).

 

[Cloverking]

Thanks so much, I may contain her in the dark in their bedroom( yes, their own bedroom for chilly days and nights) it's autumn here now, so hopefully I can keep her off until winter sets in

 

[Cloverking]

Does anyone perhaps have any I for about the hormone implant that she could get?

 

[Shadrach]

Hi all,

I know this is going to sound a little crazy, but does anyone have any advice on how to stop a chicken from laying eggs? My silver sebright Daisy, is still recovering from EYP. She is still having regular vet visits as her uterus area is still swollen and is still on medication. She showed her first signs on Feb 14th( happy valentines day) and was touch and go for at least a week. This has been so traumatic for her and me as well as the cost involved. The vets think this could very well happen again. To my absolute horror, she laid en egg last night. My other girl is very broody at the moment and I have kept them separated in the hopes it doesn't rub off. But no luck. Any advice would be appreciated.
tia

I'm not quite sure why one would keep them separate. EYP isn't contagious and they would probably be happier in each others company.
If broodiness was contagious then that would be ideal for your hen with EYP because broodiness turns the egg cycle off.
Maybe I've misunderstood something in your post.

 

[Cloverking]

I'm not quite sure why one would keep them separate. EYP isn't contagious and they would probably be happier in each others company.
If broodiness was contagious then that would be ideal for your hen with EYP because broodiness turns the egg cycle off.
Maybe I've misunderstood something in your post.

My sebright doesn't go broody at all, she goes straight into lay when my other girl is broody.. So keeping them apart in the past has helped keep her off lay. My big concern is that her little body isn't strong enough yet to handle another stretch of laying. For an infertile breed of chicken, she lays like crazy. I'm considering having her implanted, but she's not even a year yet...

 

[Shadrach]

My sebright doesn't go broody at all, she goes straight into lay when my other girl is broody.. So keeping them apart in the past has helped keep her off lay. My big concern is that her little body isn't strong enough yet to handle another stretch of laying. For an infertile breed of chicken, she lays like crazy. I'm considering having her implanted, but she's not even a year yet...

These people have had implants put in their hens. They might have some information that might help you.
@MaryJanet
@micstrachan

 

[MaryJanet]

@LozzyR has experience with implants

 

[Cloverking]

Thank you

 

[LozzyR]

Hi @Cloverking , I have had a Suprelorin implant put into my three year-old Isa Brown. As they are designed to reduce hormone levels in male dogs, you get less effectiveness when used on a hen. So a 12 month implant may last 6-10 months in a chicken.

It has definitely stopped her laying, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s all fixed (although you might get lucky). I have been fighting for the last couple of months to get her healthy again, she has been on antibiotics, has lost a lot of weight and has had diarrhoea. She’s still not eating much (her crop felt pretty empty tonight at bedtime) although she has put some weight on. I am just monitoring her to see if she’s eating and drinking and whether she appears to be in any pain or discomfort.

The implant is quite expensive too and I thought carefully about whether or not to go ahead. She was laying some mangled eggs and it was going to kill her, so I made the call. It may still do that, but I wanted to give her a chance.

I wish you luck with your girl.