Missing eggs

[Mister B]

My chickens have been pretty good at laying one egg per day for the past month or so. Occasionally someone would miss a day, but last week, I went from 3-4/day to 2/day then just 1 and for the last two days I haven't had an egg at all. There are no shells left in their nest, I thought they might have eaten one or something. I don't know what is happening to my eggs. Any clue? Could it be something wrong with all my chickens or an egg predator?

 

[Gayleyy]

Have they started molting? Mine stopped laying when they began to molt. All but one hen molted at the same time. I would think that if you had a predator, you would see evidence like bits of the shell. When a possum got into our coop, she left behind broken egg shell. I know there are lots of other reasons why this could happen, but I would not worry too much yet if you are not seeing any other signs.

 

[Mister B]

I don't know. They may have. They are missing a few feathers. Probably why the guy sold them to me. I've had them about a month. How long does molting last?

 

[Mister B]

Crisis averted. Eggs found. I was cleaning the coop and found the eggs. They hid them in a corner I cant see from the outside. Silly chickens....

 

[enola]

Yay!

 

[Gayleyy]

Crisis averted. Eggs found. I was cleaning the coop and found the eggs. They hid them in a corner I cant see from the outside. Silly chickens....

LOL