no more eggs!

[Jmanvanatta]

I have 15 chickens 4 roos and 11 hens. As of a few months ago, around the time my sisters dog attacked my flock, my hens stopped laying. Now 4 hens are 6 years old, and 1 had a baby with her as of when this dog attacked, chick was killed, but they have all ben laying well until that insident. now my 3 other hens don't lay and the other 3 are to young. why did they stop?

 

[Shortstuff112]

If chickens get spooked ( and it apears they were! ) they will stop laying, but chickens are fairly dumb ( to put it lightly ) and after a while they will forget about it and start back up again

 

[Jmanvanatta]

its ben a few months and in my exsperiences they have a fairly good memory. I also might have an egg eater.

 

[Shortstuff112]

oh thats odd. oh yeah you did say it was a couple months ago. also what breed are your older hens?

 

[Jmanvanatta]

i belive golden commet but then there is a wight one.

 

[ramirezframing]

they are molting (depending on where you are) older birds and even younger ones slow or flat stop laying. Do you add extra light this time of year?

 

[Jmanvanatta]

not untill it really gets cold