New silkie bantam chicken owner

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danielle24

danielle24

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May 18, 2014
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Hi I'm a new chicken owner and have 3 silkie bantam hens 1 white 6 month old who is laying every other day and a black one and a splash one who are both 5 months old and when I first got them they laid every other day too but have all of a sudden stop laying I had only had a week when they suddenly stop laying . I've check for mites and all the other thing I've seen on here but can't see anything. I'm also incubating silkie egg I put my first ever 6 in 12 days ago and I've had 2 develop and the rest where yolkers. I've enclosed photos
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Welcome to BYC!

Looks like you have a nice egg growing there!

As for your hens not laying, they may be laying somewhere outside in a hidden nest somewhere. They may be eating them or something else is eating the eggs. Stop by this thread on why my chickens are not laying and maybe you can glean some answers for your flock.....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/423023/why-arent-my-chickens-laying-here-are-your-answers

Good luck with your hatch and welcome to our flock!
 
Welcome to BYC, and good luck with the incubation. Sometimes after being moved to a new home, hens will lay for a few days and then take a break from egg laying as they adjust to their new environment.
 
Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with your hatch! You've gotten some good suggestions above as to why your hens aren't laying, also being silkies they may already be going broody.
 

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