Hi am very new to this, we got 2 brown leghorns 3 weeks ago. They are 8 months old and were laying for a week and now both stopped , it's been a week maybe 10 days. They were introduced to two other hens and have been a little stressed. I am wondering how long it is normal for them to go off the lay??
Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help. Since they are going through a stressful time, they won't lay until things calm down again. I introduced new chickens to my flock this year and the hens stopped laying for about a month. Once they get settled down, the eggs should return to the nest boxes. In the meantime, make sure they have food, water, calcium and plenty of room an boredom busters. Good luck!
Hello there and welcome to BYC! Any stress in the coop can cause hens to stop laying. So can molting, and the shortening of the days of winter. So make sure nobody is being bullied, you have enough space in your coop, (5 square feet per bird) you have enough nest boxes, (1 box per 3 or 4 hens) 10 square foot per bird in the coop. If you do have any bullies in the coop, you may need to separate them out for a while or use pinless peepers. Other than aggression, you will need to wait until they calm down, they stop molting or the daylight hours increase. Good luck and welcome to our flock!
Welcome to BYC. I have a white leghorn as well. She has not laid an egg for me yet either. I purchased her as a pullet and her molt is over. If you like we can compare notes and wait together. I am in Michigan. I have met all the requited needs she has now I am on to looking into what I can add. She is not my only chicken. Just the only leghorn.
