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« on: May 18, 2009, 23:00 »
 8)Hi my name is Annette and I live in Spain I have been here for 2 years. I have got 4 American chickens,I have had them about 3 weeks I am so new to it all, so I need all the help I can get. My hens have stopped laying   ???

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« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2009, 09:03 »
Hi Annette and welcome to the forum,

Might be worth popping your location in your profile so that we know where you are when trying to offer advice  :D

I'll move your post over to the Hen House, where the chickeny people hang out  ;)
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2009, 10:28 »
hi annette!

how old are your chickens?
were they laying when you got them? how long after did they stop laying?

if they're point of lay (about 18 ish weeks old), they'll take a while to get in the swing of things.

if they're older hens and were laying when you got them, it might just be the change of surroundings etc that's stopped them. in which case they'll get back into it when they're used to their new home.

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« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2009, 21:43 »
Hi all
       Thank you for the replys I have had,
 I have one hen, about 7 month old she started to lay 1 week after I got her an egg a day and then just stop a week ago,my over hen is only 18 weeks.



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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2009, 13:35 »
If your other hens are 18 weeks old then they still have time yet. Point Of Lay or (POL) i guess is a t 19 weeks but can be up to 24 weeks.  What are you feeding them on?
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