Young chicken laid one egg and stopped?

[jcdvt]

I have four chickens. They were born 2/18 and 2/22 of 2025. Three of the chickens are laying and laying consistently and have been for over a month (1 Black Australorp, 1 Olive Egger, and 1 Ameracauna). The 4th one (another Ameracauna) laid 1 egg about 2 weeks ago, and has not laid one since. Is this normal in a young chicken to go this many weeks after their first egg to not lay if she isn't broody? I would just assume she is a late bloomer if she hadn't laid one already. I'm just wondering if someone is getting some free room and board out of me and not paying up. (FYI - I've searched my whole backyard - she is not hiding them anywhere. There are limited places she could). Thanks for any insight!

 

[Mrs. K]

Look for a hidden nest. Being late to the party, she may not feel confident laying in the nests with the others.

 

[jcdvt]

Look for a hidden nest. Being late to the party, she may not feel confident laying in the nests with the others.

There is literally nowhere I haven’t looked that she could have laid them. I’ve looked under my shed, in my blueberry bushes, even in a potted Japanese Maple and a Fig Bush. She’s either the best hider on the planet or is just not laying.

 

[DSJMHenDen]

I have one that has done that as well. My girls don't free range, so there aren't too many places to hide a nest. She keeps going in the nesting box but alas, no egg after her first one. I have questioned whether it was her, but I have a camera in the coop (yes I watch my chickens...a lot ), and I feel sure it was her. I read a thread some where on here that said their new layer took a 15 day break I think? So I'm just crossing my fingers nothing is wrong with her, but she seems to be doing fine otherwise. I continue to impatiently wait. Hopefully all goes well with your new layer as well.

 

[jcdvt]

I have one that has done that as well. My girls don't free range, so there aren't too many places to hide a nest. She keeps going in the nesting box but alas, no egg after her first one. I have questioned whether it was her, but I have a camera in the coop (yes I watch my chickens...a lot ), and I feel sure it was her. I read a thread some where on here that said their new layer took a 15 day break I think? So I'm just crossing my fingers nothing is wrong with her, but she seems to be doing fine otherwise. I continue to impatiently wait. Hopefully all goes well with your new layer as well.

Good to know! I caught her sitting on the Australorp’s egg one day, but she isn’t staying in there any amount of time, so I really don’t think she’s broody. Hoping she’s just not as hormonally developed as the other 3. I got one tiny blue egg the first time. Hers is the top left.