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Glad you joined the group! I know it can be frustrating when they stop laying... and the reasons are near endless. I have some almost 8 month old pullets that haven't even started laying yet at all and I'm wondering if now I have to wait until spring before they finally start. Uggh!

Good luck with your flock!


Melky said:
If they are eating and drinking ok with normal behavior probably ok. Buffs tend to go broody and will not lay much during that time. End of summer fall begins molting season and when daylight hours diminish to less than 14 hours per day causing egg production to cease till spring. Adding light may help egg production but many of us here do not add light and feel this is a needed time of rest for the chicken where most of the energy and nutrition go to new feather production and winter readiness. Hope that’s all it is! Good Luck and enjoy the site!​
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I sure do hope that it is just a break in laying and that they are not ill. I want to get some new chicks in the spring and I hope they don't get sick from the "old girls". I will just have to keep watching them, and keep them separate as long as I can or until the older ones start perking up and laying again. Have a great day everyone!
 
AP332 said:
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I sure do hope that it is just a break in laying and that they are not ill. I want to get some new chicks in the spring and I hope they don't get sick from the "old girls". I will just have to keep watching them, and keep them separate as long as I can or until the older ones start perking up and laying again. Have a great day everyone!
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Isolation before integration is the way to go for sure. Good luck!
 

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