My Hen wont lay eggs !! its been 7 days , is this Normal ? Please Help !!

[sandrameissnest]

hello,
my hen isn't laying anymore... i don't know why before she layed around 3-4 eggs a week now since one week nothing !
she is sleeping in the nesting box at night.... since she is very big and fat but then she gets up ( never in the nesting box otherwise.... sometimes i see her trying to poop an egg out .. but Nothing !
she's been eating good and she looks perfect...
what is going on? is that normal ?
thanks for your help.
Sandra

 

[kellysmall87]

Hi, I'm no expert and new to chickens but I have heard of being 'egg bound'. She may have an egg stuck. Is she walking with a waddle and her tail down? That's a sign she is egg bound. Thing to do (or so i've read) is to get some lubricant on your finger and gently and slowly insert your lubricated finger into her vent. You may then feel the egg with the tip of your finger. Do not push the egg as you don't want it to break. Squirt olive oil/castor oil - forgotten which - up into the vent to lubricate the egg. Then give her a warm bath. Keep repeating daily until she passes it. Good luck.

 

[sandrameissnest]

hi,
thanks for telling me-
i checked there is no egg inside of her .
and she is eating like hell-and she does not go often to the nesting box.
so what else could it be ?
how long can a hen be without laying eggs ?
thanks sandra

 

[Chicky Babe]

How old is she?

 

[sandrameissnest]

she is hmm i guess like 9 month old. maybe little bit younger .
since she started laying like a month ago.

 

[TexasLea]

If it is getting hot where you are it could possibly be the heat putting her off.

 

[kellysmall87]

Lots of factors put chickens off, stress,heat, changing something in the garden etc. She's young so it may take a while to steady out. As long as there's no egg stuck then thats fine.

 

[CarolynF]

Hi...
She sounds a bit young, but she may be broody. Check her breast bone, if she's plucked out all the feathers so you see a strip of bare skin then I'd say that's the thing. I have one that's just over a year and she's in her second bout with broodiness! I lift her off the nest box and shoo her out of the coop constantly, I even put her into a pen where she has no access to a nest box until dusk. After 3-4 days she get the idea. But it takes her another week or so before she starts to lay again. It's pretty funny but kind of a pain. I have only 3 hens and want the eggs, not a broody hen!

 

[sandrameissnest]

hi,
no all the feathers are there.
she is never really in the box. she is always eating and running with the other hens.
yes it is hot here i live in south florida ... and its been raining a lot ... so lets hope it will change soon... now its been 10 days.
my other hen she is laying every day
.. so at least one egg a day ..LOL
my other 4 should be laying soon.
does someone know how long a break like this can last ?/
thanks for you help