RIR not laying since we got a roo. any idea why?

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our 1 year old rir hen who was a fantastic layer, has not laid one egg since we brought home a rooster. the other girls continue to lay, and Red is not broody. And she doesn't seem to be molting. Has anyone had this happen? Will she recover?

 

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it's been 2 months now

 

[flewdacoop]

no that sounds crazy she should be laying

 

[RedDrgn]

Have you been keeping an eye on her? Is anyone (including the roo) picking on her? Is she his favorite and breed her pretty hard (she'd probably have roughed up/broken feathers on her back and/or back of her head if this was so)? Is she in good health and behaving normally? Does she have lice, mites, fleas, worms, etc.?

 

[terryg]

Hens stop laying when they are stressed. Roosters often pick one hen as a favorite and mate frequently and not gently. Or, the pecking order could have changed and she's not able to get to the water and food. People think that a rooster will make everything calm and nice in a flock. That is often not the case. One other possibility is that your rooster brought a disease into the flock. He could look healthy but be a carrier. Does she show any respiratory symptoms?