It's hot and one hen isn't laying

RookieChicken15

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So here in Utah it is very hot, our hens were laying good until yesterday, one has not layed for 2 days. That concerns me. They have plenty of cold fresh water and I put ice in it often, they have everything they need. One isn't laying at all. I have checked everywhere she could lay but i can't find any eggs. Help Please!!
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Check her abdomen, see if it's swollen. Make sure she's not walking strange.
If you can't find any symptoms of an egg problem, it's probably just normal fluctuation.
How old is the hen?
 
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They are all walking just fine, the problem is, I don't know which hen it is. I am trying to find out today. They all are walking fine and don't seem to have any swollen parts. They are about 1 year and 3 months old.
 
Chickens take breaks from laying in the heat of summer, the cold and low light of winter, and some breeds only lay 2-3 times a week. Production reds and hybrids tend to lay almost every day, taking a day of now and then. As your hens approach their first molt around 16-18 months old and yearly thereafter, they will stop laying. Also if one goes broody, and wants to sit on eggs, they will stop laying.
 

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