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hens have stopped laying

  • 18-03-2010 4:29pm
    #1
    darrcow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 272 ✭✭


    my hens have stopped laying havent had an egg in 6 days they have plenty of water feed layers mash and vegetable scaps any ideas please
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  • #2
    glanman
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    darrcow wrote: »
    my hens have stopped laying havent had an egg in 6 days they have plenty of water feed layers mash and vegetable scaps any ideas please

    How old are they? Have they been attacked/spooked in recent days?


  • #3
    Daithi BC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Daithi BC


    Mine have done exactly the same. I think the cold snap last week affected them, and they haven't started up again since. They all still look perfectly healthy, so I'm expecting them to get back into business over the next few days now that the temps are back up again. Will let you know.


  • #4
    darrcow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 272 ✭✭darrcow


    they are about 1 year old they havent been attacked or spooked


  • #5
    whelan1
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    my 2 are the same , i thought some one was robbing the eggs


  • #6
    dasheriff
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    mine wehe same for 2 weeks i put a lock on the coop started laying again the folowing day:Da miracle


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  • #7
    Curled Feather
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    darrcow wrote: »
    my hens have stopped laying havent had an egg in 6 days they have plenty of water feed layers mash and vegetable scaps any ideas please

    Just something to consider, is something stealing the eggs? Dogs, grey crows, rats are all possible culprits.

    We've a hen laying in the ditch - not easy to break her of the habit so far but there were 2 eggs stolen yesterday - all of the above are suspects. :)


  • #8
    Daithi BC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Daithi BC


    Definitely nothing stealing eggs in my place - they're very secure in a nest box. The hens are back to laying every other day now, so about 10 eggs a week from 3 hens as opposed to the usual 18 a week.


  • #9
    m8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 905 ✭✭✭m8


    Daithi BC wrote: »
    Definitely nothing stealing eggs in my place - they're very secure in a nest box. The hens are back to laying every other day now, so about 10 eggs a week from 3 hens as opposed to the usual 18 a week.


    Hi Daithi BC
    Just wondering what type of hens you have? are they hybrid?


  • #10
    Daithi BC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Daithi BC


    They look like Rhode Island Reds, but they are hybrid. I've had them a year now, and they're back to laying full time after about a week off in the cold in February.


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