No eggs for a year now :(

[Jemima & Dave]

My lovely Rhode island Red called Jemima, hasnt layd an egg for over a year now. She was Born 5th of may 2015 and the first year she layd briliantly. She was Born in my house and she grew into this big healthy Chicken. No signs of stress, correct dieet, and lots of attention and love.She lives with her friend Devina a Tiny bantam who is laying really well. Why oh why does Jemima not lay any eggs???? I would love to hear your from you. X

 

[hlhutchinson]

I'm not and expert at all but some say chickend have 2-3 years of good egg laying
Hopefully someone with more experience can give you a better answer

 

[JedJackson]

It's very unusual for a hen to stop laying completely after one year. Her ovary may be damaged or there may be some other problem with her reproductive system. You might try vitamin supplements formulated for chickens (make sure it includes B and D vitamins) and free choice oyster shells, but I think her laying days are probably behind her.

 

[Diannastarr]

this is my experience with a similar problem & also Jedjackson could be right , but i have cured a lot of things with good nutrition, so here is my story = i bought a year old hen from a breeder, a top laying breed like your RIR , i put her into quarantine for months , just to make sure she was well and to keep my flock safe from any unknown illnesses she could have , she never laid an egg for all that time, then she would lay an egg every once in a wile , this went on since 2014 when i got her at 1 year old , then last spring i noticed she was laying more eggs then her usual, and it was not until this past august that i noticed she was eating the cat food i leave out for my new cat, then this hen starts laying an egg every other day or so,why would that happen...? the only thing i could think of is its got to be the cat food..? she may have had a nutritional problem all along, and i feed my flock well sprouted barley & a good quality layer feed & hi quality vitamins some hard boiled egg & leftovers & what ever else i have around fruits & veggies and they free range , so you never know, but one thing it cant hurt to try a bit of dry cat food & you could also try a bit of mashed up hard boiled egg in her food and see what happens..? my other hens never ate the cats food so when i saw her eating cat food it was a bit unusual to me, and since she started eating cat food , she starts laying eggs, so i guess it worth a try,

 

[JedJackson]

this is my experience with a similar problem & also Jedjackson could be right , but i have cured a lot of things with good nutrition, so here is my story = i bought a year old hen from a breeder, a top laying breed like your RIR , i put her into quarantine for months , just to make sure she was well and to keep my flock safe from any unknown illnesses she could have , she never laid an egg for all that time, then she would lay an egg every once in a wile , this went on since 2014 when i got her at 1 year old , then last spring i noticed she was laying more eggs then her usual, and it was not until this past august that i noticed she was eating the cat food i leave out for my new cat, then this hen starts laying an egg every other day or so,why would that happen...? the only thing i could think of is its got to be the cat food..? she may have had a nutritional problem all along, and i feed my flock well sprouted barley & a good quality layer feed & hi quality vitamins some hard boiled egg & leftovers & what ever else i have around fruits & veggies and they free range , so you never know, but one thing it cant hurt to try a bit of dry cat food & you could also try a bit of mashed up hard boiled egg in her food and see what happens..? my other hens never ate the cats food so when i saw her eating cat food it was a bit unusual to me, and since she started eating cat food , she starts laying eggs, so i guess it worth a try,

Cat food has lots of protein and yes, protein deficiency is a possibility. It can be remedied with layer feed with higher protein percentage, cat food, meal worms, etc.

 

[slordaz]

Cat food has lots of protein and yes, protein deficiency is a possibility. It can be remedied with layer feed with higher protein percentage, cat food, meal worms, etc.

My current flock being feed the good feeds comes knocking on my door demanding meal worms and protein or they refuse to lay. They lay really well when there s lot of bugs for them to eat and just the 3*1 they prefer besides raw veggies and some fruit.

The last flock I had did better being kept on flock raiser with free choice oyster shell and when molting putting em back on the high protein chick starter, there are a lot of ways to make sure they.

but they still want their oatmeal with 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper at night in winter when it's cold too. I think my chickens may be slightly spoiled rotten but they are happy and give me an egg every day each one of them .

 

[Diannastarr]

My current flock being feed the good feeds comes knocking on my door demanding meal worms and protein or they refuse to lay. They lay really well when there s lot of bugs for them to eat and just the 3*1 they prefer besides raw veggies and some fruit.

The last flock I had did better being kept on flock raiser with free choice oyster shell and when molting putting em back on the high protein chick starter, there are a lot of ways to make sure they.

but they still want their oatmeal with 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper at night in winter when it's cold too. I think my chickens may be slightly spoiled rotten but they are happy and give me an egg every day each one of them .

WOW excellent advice, you really do well feeding your flock some great stuff, i give mine some hard boiled eggs with the shells on & blend in blender with water & add that to their layer i make with water or broth from cooked vegies & egg, i feed this in the mornings then treats in the afternoon then dinner is more mash feed with eggs vitamins & sprouts & what ever else left overs & etc, plus free choice oyster shell & some scratch wild bird seed ,in the hot weather since corn makes them hot, some crimped oats & sun flower seeds , then regular scratch in winter with corn , but whole corn will really help keep you birds warm in winter corn create heat in any animal , plus free ranging. so im trying to keep on top of their nutritional needs , I believe that the layer or any other feeds are just a base to start with then we need to add so much more good foods & vitamins to keep our birds healthy & productive.!!

 

[chicmom]

My lovely Rhode island Red called Jemima, hasnt layd an egg for over a year now. She was Born 5th of may 2015 and the first year she layd briliantly. She was Born in my house and she grew into this big healthy Chicken. No signs of stress, correct dieet, and lots of attention and love.She lives with her friend Devina a Tiny bantam who is laying really well. Why oh why does Jemima not lay any eggs???? I would love to hear your from you. X

Hello! Well, since she's really only a two year old, that is kind of odd. Birds are born with all the eggs they're ever going to lay. (Tiny cells, I guess.) Maybe she's just laid all the eggs. If she seems healthy, and you don't mind her being a pet, it's certainly not going to hurt anything. She just can't make your breakfast.

 

[hlhutchinson]

My current flock being feed the good feeds comes knocking on my door demanding meal worms and protein or they refuse to lay. They lay really well when there s lot of bugs for them to eat and just the 3*1 they prefer besides raw veggies and some fruit.

The last flock I had did better being kept on flock raiser with free choice oyster shell and when molting putting em back on the high protein chick starter, there are a lot of ways to make sure they.

but they still want their oatmeal with 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper at night in winter when it's cold too. I think my chickens may be slightly spoiled rotten but they are happy and give me an egg every day each one of them .

Why the cayenne pepper?

 

[slordaz]

northern cold state for 1 we can get -20-30 before even the wind chll factor, for 2 they prefer to roost where they want instead of where they are protected, when it's below zero they always get that in the afternoon and have yet to have a hen not healthy and happy without heat when they don't even like an insulated coop