hens gone off lay

vegypete · « **on:** May 15, 2015, 01:18 »

high my hens have been laying eggs fine till a few days ago 16 hens laying between 10-14 eggs a day down to zero, they are well fed and have plenty of fresh water, can any one please explain why they have gone of lay . they are ex battery hens coming up to there third year

Sassy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2015, 08:52 »

Who knows. Could be drop in temperature, some sort of shock/fright. Strange for all 16 to succumb though

Mum2mj · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2015, 13:48 »

Any chance of someone or something taking the eggs?

compostqueen · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2015, 22:23 »

if they are free ranging they could be "laying away" do a search of any clumpy plants. They do like to lay eggs there, eg in things like pampas grass. My mate once had this problem. Did a recce and found 30 eggs!

barley · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2015, 21:27 »

could be turning broody too

I've got 2 broodys at the mo and their not laying

Beekissed · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2015, 03:30 »

That many eggs? Look for egg predation...rats, snakes, squirrels, ravens, etc. Sounds like something is eating your eggs.

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