Stopped laying

[BrittanyD10]

My leghorn hen was laying ever single day same time everyday and she started about a month and a half ago, now she has just stopped laying it's been 3 days, she goes in the nesting box and lays for a long time but she doesn't lay anything , we are going through time change but my more recent layers haven't stopped laying , she has layer feed, and oyster shells, she's acting perfectly fine full of energy! Anyone know why she could be doing this? Should I be worried?

 

[M-H-Fielding]

Maybe she is eating the eggs? Or maybe she is going through a bleaching process?

 

[M-H-Fielding]

I don't know much about the bleaching process.
I've heard that the pigment that colors the yolk comes from the pigment in the feet. Once a year, the hen is said to stop to get more pigment. Try feeding her grass.
Also, what color are her legs?
If they are rather white and not as yellow, then she is probably just bleaching.

 

[M-H-Fielding]

I forgot to say that bleaching is said to be very common in leghorns.

 

[Heno]

My small bandy hen will not leave her nest. It has been 2 months. There are no eggs in her nest. She will get down to eat, but goes back to nest immediately. Each evening, for protection, I put her and bandy rooster in a cage. She gets very upset but settles down. However, when opening cage in the morning she goes immediately to her nest. Any suggestions how to break this broody spell she is experiencing. Is this considered bleaching ?

 

[BrittanyD10]

I forgot to say that bleaching is said to be very common in leghorns.

Thank you so much for your help!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I forgot to say that bleaching is said to be very common in leghorns.

I'm pretty sure this is the same as molting?
If not, I've never heard of it.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

My small bandy hen will not leave her nest. It has been 2 months. There are no eggs in her nest. She will get down to eat, but goes back to nest immediately. Each evening, for protection, I put her and bandy rooster in a cage. She gets very upset but settles down. However, when opening cage in the morning she goes immediately to her nest. Any suggestions how to break this broody spell she is experiencing. Is this considered bleaching ?

Nope, she's as broody as they come.
Get her some chicks, maybe?

 

[M-H-Fielding]

I'm pretty sure this is the same as molting?
If not, I've never heard of it.

I read about this in a book by Gail Damerow called "Raising chickens". I've never actually had any experience with bleaching.

 

[M-H-Fielding]

I will try to find the book in a minute and tell you exactly what it says.