No Eggs

[ChickChic00]

I've got no eggs for 4-5 months maybe more, I stopped counting. My hens are in a open pen that is 40 by 40 ft. The hen house is 10 by 10.
I give them 2 cups alfalfa pellets, chicken feed with sunflower seeds in it, and 20% protein chick starter. I have given them everything. I even ferment their feed. They get light, and have space. Any ideas why I have no eggs?? I also don't have any roosters either.

 

[Yardmom]

How old are your hens?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How many birds do you have? I'm not sure if that diet is suitable or not

 

[ChickChic00]

How old are your hens?

1.5 years old now

 

[ChickChic00]

How many birds do you have? I'm not sure if that diet is suitable or not

They get scraps too. I'm not looking for a ton of eggs. Just at least a couple. They have plenty of room to free range also

 

[JacinLarkwell]

At that age, they're probably molting.

 

[ChickChic00]

At that age, they're probably molting.

At that age, they're probably molting.

They have already went through their molt though. I'm also about to connect another pen to theirs. Its 75 by 50 ft. So that's more space they will have. I only have 16 hens

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I'm just going to hazard a guess here that they're not getting the proper nutrition to lay eggs. Cut out all the treats and just feed oyster shell and the chick starter and see if that helps. You might have to wait until spring depending on where you are.

 

[aart]

They have plenty of room to free range also

Do they free range constantly?

I've got no eggs for 4-5 months maybe more

That's a long time.

I give them 2 cups alfalfa pellets, chicken feed with sunflower seeds in it, and 20% protein chick starter.

Not sure this is the best nutrition.

1.5 years old now

They have already went through their molt though

They might have started molting, can be hard to tell if they are actually 'done'.
Shorter days also stop egg production.

 

[Janetgblanken]

I would recommend putting them on laying pellets. I switched from chick starter to 18% laying pellets when my hens were 6 months old and had started laying and they are now almost 2 years old and still laying eggs every day.