Why won't my Hens lay any longer?

[PirateGirl]

My girls have laid fewer and fewer eggs each winter. This is the earliest I have been in the year with no one laying.

 

[cmom]

I have a coop and pen with my older birds. They aren't laying either. I get one maybe two eggs a day from those nest boxes. They did recently molt. I do have night lights in all of the coops. My other birds weren't laying too well either and since they were going through their molts I started giving them higher protein feed. My egg production has increased.

 

[new2chickens81]

I try to bring in a couple new hens every year so I will always have young layers. The young ones will lay in winter.

Thanks so much!! I will have to do this, add in younger hens, but I was scared bc of diseases & I didn't want to bring in any new chickens to my existing flock.❤

 

[ValerieJ]

Thanks so much!! I will have to do this, add in younger hens, but I was scared bc of diseases & I didn't want to bring in any new chickens to my existing flock.❤

I misspoke. I bring in chicks every year.

 

[cmom]

Thanks so much!! I will have to do this, add in younger hens, but I was scared bc of diseases & I didn't want to bring in any new chickens to my existing flock.❤

Quarantine the new birds for about a month and then you can introduce them to the others. I hatch out my chicks so I'm never bringing in any outside birds and maintain my flocks.

 

[new2chickens81]

Quarantine the new birds for about a month and then you can introduce them to the others. I hatch out my chicks so I'm never bringing in any outside birds and maintain my flocks.

Thanks!! Very much Helpful!!

 

[new2chickens81]

I have a coop and pen with my older birds. They aren't laying either. I get one maybe two eggs a day from those nest boxes. They did recently molt. I do have night lights in all of the coops. My other birds weren't laying too well either and since they were going through their molts I started giving them higher protein feed. My egg production has increased.

What is the name of the protein feed you give your ladies?

 

[new2chickens81]

What is the name of the protein feed you give your ladies?

 

[cmom]

Don't know where you live. You can use game bird or meat bird feeds which are higher in protein. They won't hurt the birds. I used to be able to get special higher protein feed for my chicks but that company has discontinued it so now I feed them Game Bird starter feed. The feed I use is only available in the Southeast.

 

[new2chickens81]

THANKS Everyone! I'm feeling a lot more confident on taking my next steps on helping my Ladies in the production of laying. Everyone have a An Awesome Day!! N Thanks for all the Wonderful Knowledge! Im off to my local Co-Op❤❤