When will new mother hen lay again?

[buff_the_rooster]

I have 2 broody hens and a Mama whom hatched out 9 babies a little over a week ago, I was wondering when canI expect her to start laying again?

 

[okiehen]

When shes ready, that can vary depending on the hen.
Most of my hens after hatching chicks will raise the chicks up to about 6 weeks. Then there laying and ready to give up the chicks.

 

[Davaroo]

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Yep, when she does. It may be a week, it may be a month. Generally, they begin again within about a week.

There is also some seasonality to this. This time of year they may be a little slower to re-commence, and the molt is not far off. Depending on how long it has been since the hen herself was hatched, that could play a factor. THey are regulated by internal clocks that are not ours.

Be patient.

 

[Junkmanme]

I left my Mother Hen with the chicks for about 4 weeks. Then I put her OUT of the brooding area. She "fretted" about the fence for about 3 or 4 days. She began laying eggs again about a week after that. She is a Buff Orpington.

 

[cwhit590]

My Buff Orp hen went broody this spring and she started laying again when the chicks were 6 or 7 weeks old. Several days after she started laying she rejected them and went back to be with the big girls...