Why did they stop and why won’t they go.

[Chriskits]

Hey y’all I have 7 hens 2 of which are decently young about 2 maybe 3 years old they stopped producing. I live in Oregon, we have been having forest fires lately, we haven’t been near any but the smoke got pretty bad. (I don’t know if that could help you but I said it anyways) ( it’s also been clear the last few days. ) if you have any ideas why they stopped please help me out thank you

 

[rosemarythyme]

The smoke may have impacted laying somewhat. It's also molting time so I'd expect all birds 1 year or old to be slowing down or stopping (most of my older birds are in molt and have stopped completely).

 

[keesmom]

The amount of daylight is decreasing rapidly. That will cause a marked reduction or halt in egglaying in hens older than 2 years of age.

I have several that have stopped, and are exploding feathers everywhere.