READ B4 REPLYING - Why aren't my chickens laying eggs i need to know ASAP

[Mary's Backyard Chickens]

Hey chicken experts in BYC! I'm sure some of you will be able to tell me what's going on.

We have 7 chickens, and they usually lay about 6 eggs a day.About 3 weeks ago, I noticed my chicken's egg production was slowing down a lot. They only would lay about 4 eggs a day. I thought, well it will be fine, maybe their just slacking a little today. But, 1 week later, the egg production went down to about 3 eggs a day. This really started to worry me. I did research online diligently, but none of them seemed to match my problem. Some said molting, but NONE of them have bald spots or feathers missing anywhere, there's even no feathers laying around in the coop/run area. Ok, so recently we have been getting maybe 1 egg a day. A lot of days we will get none. WHY? I'm sure there are experts out there who can help me with this problem. I need to know ASAP! Thanks all in advance.

 

[Parront]

The days are getting shorter. Where do you live, and how many hours of daylight do you have? Less than 14 hours, eggs slow down or stop, and the molt happens later. If you want eggs in winter, you need to light the coop.

 

[Mary's Backyard Chickens]

The days are getting shorter. Where do you live, and how many hours of daylight do you have? Less than 14 hours, eggs slow down or stop, and the molt happens later. If you want eggs in winter, you need to light the coop.

I live in Ohio, and I get about 13 hours of daylight.

 

[Parront]

I live in Ohio, and I get about 13 hours of daylight.

Time to put a light in the coop, before they start to moult, then. How old are they?

 

[Parront]

This is a very informative discussion:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/why-arent-my-chickens-laying-here-are-your-answers.423023/

 

[Mary's Backyard Chickens]

Time to put a light in the coop, before they start to moult, then. How old are they?

3 of them are 2 years old, 4 of them are 1 year old.

 

[Parront]

3 of them are 2 years old, 4 of them are 1 year old.

The 2 year-olds are due to moult, no matter what. That is why the pros cull them at that age. They will take the winter off, but the 3rd year is often not worth it. My Orpingtons were not worth the feed at age 3, in my opinion. But, they were good in chicken noodle at 3!

 

[Mary's Backyard Chickens]

The 2 year-olds are due to moult, no matter what. That is why the pros cull them at that age. They will take the winter off, but the 3rd year is often not worth it. My Orpingtons were not worth the feed at age 3, in my opinion. But, they were good in chicken noodle at 3!

Okay!

 

[Chickies101]

Is it winter? Some breeds slow down or stop altogether in winter

 

[Parront]

Okay!

The bright side is, you need some new chicks!