Zero Eggs!😫

[B_Chickle01]

This is our first winter together(my family and our flock) they’re 7months old.. I live in NY and it’s been freezinggg we haven’t had any eggs at all in over a week! Is that normal for them to go that long?! We have 3 pullets and 1hen.

 

[Chickenzerbest]

I have 7 hens and 1 roster and they are laying just fine

 

[B_Chickle01]

I have 7 hens and 1 roster and they are laying just fine

I don’t understand what could cause this! I didn’t think it was normal to not have any eggs at all in over a week! They were laying great up until then! Do you know what could cause this and how I can fix it?

 

[Offshoreorca]

The short daylight hours in the northern hemisphere can suppress laying at this time of year. My hens are all gearing up to lay right now after an almost two month break (we got an egg or two daily from 10 hens during that period). My new pullets began to lay and this past week some of the older ones joined so we are now up to 6 a day and climbing.

Stress, cold, and molting are other possible reasons for a lull in eggs, though such young birds often don't molt their first winter.

 

[JadeFarms]

It’s the time of the year, all of them do this. All 18 of my girls stopped and just now started. Just give them time, it may take a couple months.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

It’s the time of the year, all of them do this. All 18 of my girls stopped and just now started. Just give them time, it may take a couple months.

Mine too. I just got my first egg 2 days ago in almost a month.

 

[CalBickieMomma]

Yup. Pretty normal (especially if anyone is molting). I live in California on the coast (rarely drops below 30 degrees at night), and some of my girls have stopped (my Polish haven’t laid in months), some are still laying. I went from getting 7-11 eggs a day to 2-5 eggs a day. Once the daylight hours start to increase, they should start laying again.

 

[B_Chickle01]

The short daylight hours in the northern hemisphere can suppress laying at this time of year. My hens are all gearing up to lay right now after an almost two month break (we got an egg or two daily from 10 hens during that period). My new pullets began to lay and this past week some of the older ones joined so we are now up to 6 a day and climbing.

Stress, cold, and molting are other possible reasons for a lull in eggs, though such young birds often don't molt their first winter.

Oh ok so this is normal for us because of location and season. I was starting to get really worried when I came on here and starting reading one thread about how many eggs people received for the day and saw everyone was still getting them! But I didn’t know where they were from so I figured It’d be best for me to post something. They look like they are going through a soft molt actually there’s feathers all over their coop and I JUST changed their bedding! Idk if you can see all the feathers I attached a photo to make sure they’re def molting.

 

[B_Chickle01]

Oh ok so this is normal for us because of location and season. I was starting to get really worried when I came on here and starting reading one thread about how many eggs people received for the day and saw everyone was still getting them! But I didn’t know where they were from so I figured It’d be best for me to post something. They look like they are going through a soft molt actually there’s feathers all over their coop and I JUST changed their bedding! Idk if you can see all the feathers I attached a photo to make sure they’re def molting.

I didn’t see any of my hens feathers those are all of my pullets feathers.

 

[ladybrasa]

Everyone is definitely not still getting eggs , or at least reduced number! As above, there are various factors involved, especially this time of year. Some people even have to - gasp - buy eggs ...