LAYING EGGS

[ArthurLedd]

WELL ONE OF MY HENS A FIRST YEAR ONE HAS QUIT LAYING EGGS I KNOW THE WEATHER CHANGES SLOWS THEM DOWN BUT I AM STILL GETTING 6 EGGS A DAY FROM THE OTHER SIX AND I KNOW ITS HER BECAUSE HER EGGS ARE GREEN AND I GET NONE IS THIS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

WELL ONE OF MY HENS A FIRST YEAR ONE HAS QUIT LAYING EGGS I KNOW THE WEATHER CHANGES SLOWS THEM DOWN BUT I AM STILL GETTING 6 EGGS A DAY FROM THE OTHER SIX AND I KNOW ITS HER BECAUSE HER EGGS ARE GREEN AND I GET NONE IS THIS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

Is she molting? When chickens molt they usually quit laying eggs until all their feathers have grown back.

 

[N F C]

It's not the weather, it's the shorter daylight hours. I wouldn't be concerned about her not laying right now. Once the days start getting longer, laying should begin again.

Some people provide artificial light during the winter. I don't, I prefer to let mine rest and just look forward to eggs again in the spring.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Sounds like the normal thing for a one year old hen. I only provide maybe 1 extra hour of light right now and my hens lay occasionally. My pullets are still laying, however when we have a bad storm they don't produce as many eggs.

 

[ArthurLedd]

well she hasn't laid an egg in over a week. but she seems perfectly healthy and quite lively

 

[Xerocles]

Probably not the answer, but certainly worth the time invested. LOOK AROUND! THOROUGHLY! I have Six pullets. All were laying daily. About 2 weeks ago, things changed. Some days I got 4 eggs, some days 6. Being a novice, and taking to heart what I read here on byc, I chalked it up to Shorter days. 2 days ago I noticed one of my pullets was missing from the troop. Looked in the nesting boxes. No chicken. I have a Fort Knox type run, so was certain she had not gotten out or predated. My Coupe has double doors that open to expose the entire interior... so I thought. Surprise! Tucked tight in the front corner UNDER the nest boxes was the prodigal. A spot visible, but easily overlooked. Oh, she wasn't broody or anything. Later she was out scratching with everyone else. But when I went to extract her egg, I found 13 eggs in the makeshift nest. Laying had not curtailed. Just shifted to a new production facility. Like I said, probably not YOUR solution, but a 10 minute search for any spot a chick can fit in COULD yield surprises.