Leghorn started laying and stopped

[Mdizzlr]

Chickens just began to lay at 17 weeks. I have two Leghorns and I found one egg last Wednesday and haven’t seen one since. Is there something wrong with my chicken?

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

Hello, welcome to BYC!

Can you provide a bit more info - What do your pullets eat? What is your coop/run set up? Do they free range (maybe the eggs are in odd places?)?

 

[Mdizzlr]

they eat 18% protein egglaying feed, mealworms,fresh fruit.
they free range mostly but they have access to the coop. the first egg was actually in the nesting box. I’ve checked all around the yard and I wasn’t able to find one.

 

[RichardTheRooster]

What did the shell of the egg feel like? My birds didn't start laying until around 6-7 months old. How big was the egg.

 

[Mdizzlr]

What did the shell of the egg feel like? My birds didn't start laying until around 6-7 months old. How big was the egg.

 

[Mdizzlr]

it felt like a normal egg shell. like it was hard.

 

[RichardTheRooster]

it felt like a normal egg shell. like it was hard.

if you can try and give them some calicium. What are you feeding them layer or something else? It may have taken too much out of her to lay another one. That is still pretty young for a chicken to lay

 

[Mdizzlr]

if you can try and give them some calicium. What are you feeding them layer or something else? It may have taken too much out of her to lay another one. That is still pretty young for a chicken to lay

I will try the calcium! thank you so much for your help!!

 

[RichardTheRooster]

if you can try and give them some calicium. What are you feeding them layer or something else? It may have taken too much out of her to lay another one. That is still pretty young for a chicken to lay

Just saw what you're feeding them, maybe hiding them my birds layed in the boxes pnce then never again, right next to them!

 

[ChickenFarmer61804]

It's perfectly normal! When chickens start to lay they will not lay day after day. They need time. After a while you'll find another egg lying around!