going in nest box but no eggs!

yes mine is doing this too. Wondered what it meant when they go to lay but dont.

michelle

yes, she is a cross between a plymouth rock and rhode island red, she's only 21weeks and has been laying since about 16weeks old. going off now to search  'egg bound' never heard of it?!

She sounds like a Black Rock (depends which was the mother and father if you see what I mean).  They (apparently) will lay a minimum of about 280 eggs in their first year (according to the internet info I have found - I am quite keen on Black rocks as our next hen purchase), so of course there will be days when they won't lay.  No hen will lay everyday so it is quite normal for them to go off lay for a bit. 

There are other reasons to go of lay, moulting (she sounds a bit young for this), times of the year etc.  Have a good look on the internet about what affects lay.  There have also been lots of other posts on here about hens not laying.  Alot of folks found their hens went off lay in the early Autumn and the long nights don't help either.  Some people, to encourage lay in the winter, will put lights in the hen house during the night so that the hens think it is day time, but I would think that most 'hobby' hen keepers (as opposed to commercial folks) don't do this, I don't know anyone who does, but some people might.