Stopped Laying!!

[chcknmum29]

Im having an issue with one of my EEs. She's 8 months old and usually lays 3-4 beautiful green eggs a week. About 2 weeks ago, we had a bear break into the coop. Luckily my hens have super powers and all managed to escape physically unharmed. We started rounding up the hens at night and moving them into a coop located inside our shop, then letting them free range in our yard during the day. We did this for a week and my EE continued to lay. Then we put up an electric fence around the outside coop for nights and have let the girls all stay in the outside bigger coop at night. But my EE has decided to stop laying. I know its only been a week, but do you think this is emotional stress of being back in the big coop thats caused this? Other than not laying, shes happy and healthy looking. Nothing else is out of the ordinary. My other 6 hens are all laying as per normal.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Im having an issue with one of my EEs. She's 8 months old and usually lays 3-4 beautiful green eggs a week. About 2 weeks ago, we had a bear break into the coop. Luckily my hens have super powers and all managed to escape physically unharmed. We started rounding up the hens at night and moving them into a coop located inside our shop, then letting them free range in our yard during the day. We did this for a week and my EE continued to lay. Then we put up an electric fence around the outside coop for nights and have let the girls all stay in the outside bigger coop at night. But my EE has decided to stop laying. I know its only been a week, but do you think this is emotional stress of being back in the big coop thats caused this? Other than not laying, shes happy and healthy looking. Nothing else is out of the ordinary. My other 6 hens are all laying as per normal.

Very possible - a predator attack is pretty stressful, as is having to move to another coop location.

 

[chcknmum29]

Very possible - a predator attack is pretty stressful, as is having to move to another coop location.

I think you may be right. She's on the right track, today I found her just sitting in a nesting box. She didn't lay and came out 20 minutes later. Hoping she's just getting herself comfortable again.

Thanks!