- Sep 14, 2010
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Hi all! I'm new to chickens here, and have a question about laying. I have a 2 year old Americauna/Cochin mix hen who was laying like a champ (almost 1 egg a day) for weeks. Then, recently she decided to hang out in the nest box all day and all night. I figured she was broody, and so separated her from the nest for a few days. That seemed to break the broody cycle, but now she's not laying. Is this normal? Or is it just that it's getting darker sooner (we're getting about 12-13 hours of daylight now), or is it getting too cool? It's been around 40 Farenheit at night, sometimes lower. She's not molting as far as I can tell, and seems to be perfectly happy and healthy - just not laying.
Thanks for helping this clueless chicken owner.
Angela

Thanks for helping this clueless chicken owner.
Angela