One breed not laying?

[dodgewoman]

I'm really baffled here. I have a mixed bag of chickens. I have 4 EEs. The older one stopped laying the end of fall. Not sure why, she's fine, fully feathered and healthy. Now my other 3 have stopped laying! Yet all my other brown laying hens are still going. What the heck is up with the blue egg strike? I'm confused!

 

[goldfinches]

EE's are so finicky. Even their first winter laying they'll stop. It's just their breed. You'll get a few through the winter, probably, it'll be a pleasant surprise.

 

[chickenboy190]

I have 4 EE's and they are laying really well considering it's winter with snow and such.Maybe you should go on egg hunt and look around for eggs.

 

[dodgewoman]

I just did an egg hunt and found another tan one,lol. No blue! I have lights in the coop to keep them laying. Not sure what's up. They are being stubborn!

 

[chickenboy190]

I just did an egg hunt and found another tan one,lol. No blue! I have lights in the coop to keep them laying. Not sure what's up. They are being stubborn!

I'm pretty sure they can lay brown/tanish eggs.

 

[dodgewoman]

Can they suddenly switch cause so far they've given me 3 blue ones faithfully every other day.

 

[chickenboy190]

Can they suddenly switch cause so far they've given me 3 blue ones faithfully every other day.

Oh,I'm not sure they really can do that but I don't think they can.They might be able to though.

 

[Cindy in PA]

If they lay blue/green eggs they always will. I will second the fact that my 4 EEs had a very short molt & are back to laying again. They were the first to lay & the last to molt. They also molted quickest. I am still waiting for my 7 Welsummers to start laying after molt & for some of them it's been 3 months. The EEs are great.

 

[dodgewoman]

Well, they've mooted and are feathered again but just not laying! So annoying,lol