New chickens that stop playing

[anniepyanoe]

Hi I got my girls last May,(16 of them) and by January I was getting about 10 eggs a day. Now it seems that 2 of my Easter eggers have stopped laying completely for the past 3 weeks. Is this normal for chicks that just started laying to stop so suddenly?

 

[sourland]

Not unusual for EE as they have been bred/selected for egg color rather than maximum production. They will restart as the day light period lengthens.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Now it seems that 2 of my Easter eggers have stopped laying completely for the past 3 weeks Is this normal for chicks that just started laying to stop so suddenly?

Hi there, welcome to BYC!

First for silly affect.. it's not normal ever for CHICKS to start laying.

Next.. it is entirely possible since they don't read our rules about what they "should" do that it COULD happen.

I would look around for a hidden nest if they spend any time free range. EE are my MOST common offender.. once weather turns nice every year.

 

[rosemarythyme]

3 of 4 of my May 2020 chicks started laying this winter and then stopped through the month of February. And now 2 of them have restarted. So it's probably a combination of daylight hours, up-and-down weather conditions, and potentially juvenile molting that has put a temporary stop to their laying.

 

[aart]

Hi I got my girls last May,(16 of them) and by January I was getting about 10 eggs a day. Now it seems that 2 of my Easter eggers have stopped laying completely for the past 3 weeks. Is this normal for chicks that just started laying to stop so suddenly?

Do they free range?