Not laying

[mlfairbanks]

hi
I have three girls. Two years old. Well fed, lots of roaming space, healthy. Live in New England. Last winter they laid every day. This year hardly any eggs at all. A few tiny ones like Robbins egg size. Still not laying. Maybe one egg a day. Is somehting wrong? Was told to get a rooster.

 

[KaylorFarms]

A rooster won't make a chickens egg laying any better. Are they red stars? Red stars usually really slow down in their second year.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

A rooster will not increase laying. You mentioned lots of roaming space, have you considered that they are nesting elsewhere?

 

[theoldchick]

As mentioned two year old hens will slow down egg production. Evaluate the diet and environment, and get your hands on the birds to do a physical. Deworming them may help but don't expect them to lay as they once did. If they free range you might have to go looking for the nest. Good luck!