I've acquired a couple birds about a month ago now. (pictured below) The easter egger started laying just a couple days after introducing her into the new coop/environment. She was on schedule every 24-26 hrs. The other girl which I believe is a moran has never laid an egg with me. At one point I thought she was molting because she was loosing feathers here and there. This has seemed to have stopped just recently.
Within the past week, the EE has stopped laying eggs. A couple weeks back I started to allow them to roam free in my backyard. During both occasions they were spooked by a dog or neighbor and took off much further from their coop then I was comfortable with. Both times I had to chase them down, corner them, and get them back into their coop. Do you think these couple instances stressed the EE out to the point where she no longer lays eggs? Is this just a phase? Please help... any recommendations would be great! THANKS IN ADVANCE
Within the past week, the EE has stopped laying eggs. A couple weeks back I started to allow them to roam free in my backyard. During both occasions they were spooked by a dog or neighbor and took off much further from their coop then I was comfortable with. Both times I had to chase them down, corner them, and get them back into their coop. Do you think these couple instances stressed the EE out to the point where she no longer lays eggs? Is this just a phase? Please help... any recommendations would be great! THANKS IN ADVANCE