Pullet stopped laying

[Nigel27]

I have girls from the same batch in two places, one group has light until 9:30 and the other has no light after sundown(5:00), the group with no light is with their moms and haven’t even started laying And their moms stopped while the one with light have all started laying.

They would not appear unless they would have already formed an enormous mass (entangled ball) which would by then already have obstructed the digestive tract.

Usually tumours or egg masses (internal laying) or stuck eggs (egg binding) might appear on x-ray, and more often than not foreign objects as plastic lids, nails, screws, earrings etc.

Do they eat screws!? Oh no I need a big magnet

 

[LaFleche]

Do they eat screws!? Oh no I need a big magnet

Sadly, they eat all kinds of undigestible stuff.

 

[Nigel27]

All mine want is cat food! And sprouted wheat lol. Cat food is probably not the best for them eh? I have one hen that sneaks in every time the door opens to get at the cat food.

 

[LaFleche]

All mine want is cat food! And sprouted wheat lol. Cat food is probably not the best for them eh? I have one hen that sneaks in every time the door opens to get at the cat food.

I would not have them eat cat food unless you would eat it yourself. It will all come back in the eggs...

 

[cate1124]

At first, yes.

But depending on the time carrying the infestation, kind and amount of parasites the normal body functions and reactions can be disturbed and the chicken feels very unwell and weak, even dizzy due to the lack of nutrients and vitamins. They often show neurological issues as well.

Adding broodiness or moult a severe infestation with parasites can even lead to a chickens demise if left untreated.

Good observations; thank you for taking the time to respond!