no eggs since thanksgiving

[banditgin]

my silkie hen (shes about 7 months) hasn't layed an egg since Thanksgiving. She seems broody. It has been on the cold side since then.

should I be worried? I have been getting brahma eggs

thanks

 

[devora]

Broody, no eggs? So she's sitting on nothing?

Some folks say the short days affect egg production. Hey, everyone needs a break now and then, right? Or am I just tired on a Fri night......

 

[okiechick57]

1/2 of my flock have stopped laying since it got cold AND they are in a molt....it may just be the cold.......my adopted bantams are laying though? You can never tell I am guessing

 

[banditgin]

Usually she sits on no eggs in the nesting box - though I have caught her on a brahma egg once or twice.

 

[southernsibe]

I'm popping in here to add my 0.02

I understand her it would be normal for her to be a bit sluggish in the cold. But would she basically refuse to leave unless you move her if she wasn't broody?

When I got her out of the box the last time she laid an egg, she also took an enormous poop. Almost the size of an egg itself!

 

[banditgin]

she has since made poopies in the box - both big and small. shes also started to get out on her own and walk around outside with the others

 

[jab91864]

I have 2 silkies that are brooding golf balls at the moment. At first I thought it was the cold and they were just trying to keep warmer, but they do the tell tale little growl when I shift them about in the nest box at egg check time...lol.

Egg production in general is down to about a 1/3 of what I was getting. I was talking to a friend last night and he claims a 100 watt light bulb will keep them going strong. I told him I thought they could use a break and this would be a nice time to re-charge so they are strong in the spring........

Julie