Rooster Hen

[kakb]

I have 6 hens, no rooster. Five are laying, and have been for about two weeks. Will a hen take over the responsibility of overseeing if there is no rooster? Or is one hen just a little slower to produce? They are all the same age. I raised them from chicks.
Thanks a bunch. kakb

 

[lightchick]

WELCOME TO THE FORUM!
Yes, a hen will usually take the roosters roll as leader if there is no rooster.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I have 6 hens, no rooster. Five are laying, and have been for about two weeks. Will a hen take over the responsibility of overseeing if there is no rooster? Or is one hen just a little slower to produce? They are all the same age. I raised them from chicks.
Thanks a bunch. kakb

While a hen will assume a leadership role in an all hen flock, that does not preclude her producing eggs so it is likely your one non-producer is just not yet at the point of lay as quickly as the others in your flock. Just as with people, they all do things in their own time.

 

[kakb]

Thank you all. Patience is the order of the day.