My chickens wont lay!

[krazychick28]

Okay, so the weather is getting warmer and my hens are still being stubborn about laying. I give them layerfeed and oyster shells mixed in their food. I sprayed them with some chicken stuff to help reduce stress and increase egg production. They have nesting boxes and a nice house to nest in. Why wont they lay? What can I do to get them to lay? Could there be something wrong with them?

 

[magoochie]

how old are they? have the layed before?

 

[krazychick28]

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I have 1 thats at least 2yrs old but the rest are all a year or less

 

[magoochie]

well i know they have to be at least 20-25 weeks old to start laying, and that is the early side of it.

They also need like 14 hours of daylight or something like that to lay. do you use any lighting? Not sure where you are or how long your days are, or average temps.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Did you raise them? What breeds are they, I didn't see that said.

 

[fratmor]

mine are now 26 weeks . some started laying at about 20 weeks . we have had an increase the last few weeks I'm up to about 12 eggs a day out of 25 pullets.I was shocked to see eggs in january .Good luck it will happen when you least expect it.

 

[krazychick28]

Fred's Hens :

Did you raise them? What breeds are they, I didn't see that said.

I didnt raise my silkies and araucanas from chicks. I have some welsummers I have had since birth and 1 started laying but its on and off. Sometimes she will lay and sometimes she wont.​