[nuttymama]

3 waeks ago one of our hens started laying over 2 weeks we got 1 doz eggs last week we have had none why is this? is it normal.

[hillfooter]

Mine have slowed down this week also which I've put down to the cold spell returning.   After the snow it warmed up a lot and they started to lay after their complete rest from early Dec until late Jan but have now dropped off again.
HF

[joyfull]

Hi nuttymania have you checked to see if they are laying elsewhere? mine have been known to wander off and find strange places to hide their eggs.

HF - I have loads of eggs - all organincally fed and helped along with crushed egg shells - want some? 

[craggy]

Hi,joyfull,s idea is good.My six decided to lay in the roosting house at Christmas,i thought they,d gone on strike.after a few days found 16eggs in a nest on the floor instead of the boxes.

[hillfooter]

Hi nuttymania have you checked to see if they are laying elsewhere? mine have been known to wander off and find strange places to hide their eggs.

HF - I have loads of eggs - all organincally fed and helped along with crushed egg shells - want some? 

Yes Joy,   Pop down the A1.

Now where did I put that hammer??
HF

[hillfooter]

Oh and for any newcomers reading this thread don't let Joyfull's nonsolence fool you.  Apart from being  a clever little munchkin chickenwise she employs more than organic feed and crushed egg shells to achieve such out of this world results................................the odd bats wing and poisonous toad goes in the cauldron mix too!  

Nothing that happens in Lincolnshire surprises me! 
HF

[joyfull]

   

[joyfull]

Shouldn't that be nonchalance? munchkin joyfull 

[hillfooter]

Shouldn't that be nonchalance? munchkin joyfull 

Have you been looking in your 'Spell' book again munchkin Joyfull??

Perhaps it should have been insolence

HF

[joyfull]

Oh I'm certainly insolent 
just hope the munchkin that you was referring to was the cute cat variety with short legs and not the funny little people that met Dorothy   

[hillfooter]

We've probably done enough hijacking nuttymamas thread with our inane banter.  So just to say egg production shot up yesterday (in time for the pancake making) so you won't have to drop in with the eggs on your duck rescue mission today.  Hope journey goes well, just "follow the yellow brick road".   Can't remember what munchkin I was thinking of but I'm sure there's a clue in there somewhere.

Best wishes
HF

[nuttymama]

Still no eggs searched the run nothing 

[nuttymama]

Still nothing

[hillfooter]

Still nothing

Then the best solution is to follow the advice given on page 79 by Madhur Jaffrey in her excellent book Indian Cookery, "Chicken in a sweet pepper sauce" my favourite curry recipy.
HF

[AJB123644]

I had a similar thing happen last year with one of my hens.  She started laying for a few weeks and then all of a sudden stopped for a few more then started again.  I put that though down to them being in their first year.  Are your hens ex bats or pure bred?