No more eggs

[grinz]

For no reason, my 1 1/2 year old hen has suddenly stopped laying. She is so predictable that she lay's daily between 11:00am and 2:00pm. As of 2 day's ago....no more egg's. I can't find evidence of nest robbing but her normal behavior shifted from being out and about all day to just sitting on her nest most of yesterday. She seem's to be eating okay but no egg's. HELP

 

[cajunlizz]

Maybe she is broading

 

[JennsPeeps]

Molting?

 

[WoodlandWoman]

She might be broody.

 

[ravenfeathers]

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if she's otherwise okay but won't leave the nest, i'd say she's gone broody on you.

 

[portlandpeeps]

sounds like you have a broody hen alright. My EE has done the same thing. She's a year and half as well. Always been a regular layer, but about 3 weeks ago she started spending a lot of time just sitting in a nest box. She hasn't laid since. If another hen lays, she sits on it. I understand this can last for months. Bummer!