#1 10-25-2009 06:32:03

hamali11
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No Eggs for months, any ideas why?

I have 8 Buff Orpington hens; 2 girls born last year and 6 born this past spring.  The 2 older girls used to lay or at least 1 of them did. But that stopped a couple or so months ago.  Now the younger are older and the same size as the older but, none of them are laying.  I haven't had an egg in forever.  We thought it might be the heat (we live in N. Florida) but the temps have cooled now that we are into the fall. But we still aren't getting any eggs.  They are fed layer pellets and oyster shell mixed in for the calcium so they could make strong shells. There is a chicken house with hay for the nesting boxes and they have a safe confined run so dogs or other predators can't get to them.  Any suggestions as to why we aren't getting any eggs? hatchn

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#2 10-25-2009 07:00:37

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Re: No Eggs for months, any ideas why?

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They could be molting.    Or it could be the change to cooler weather.


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#3 10-25-2009 07:03:58

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Re: No Eggs for months, any ideas why?

It sounds like they are going through a molt. Mine just went through one and I was getting like 3 eggs a day out of 60 chooks.

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BUT! I'm not bitter...

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The eggs are still not rolling in like they used to but...they sure are looking pretty. All fluffy and shiny.

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Pretty soon they'll be laying eggs like mad again!

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#4 10-25-2009 07:42:03

hamali11
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Re: No Eggs for months, any ideas why?

So how long does molting last?

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#5 10-27-2009 07:14:10

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Re: No Eggs for months, any ideas why?

There's no definite time period that molting lasts.   I'm not sure of an average time but best I remember it was about  6 weeks for mine.


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#6 10-27-2009 07:17:37

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Re: No Eggs for months, any ideas why?

Thank you.  I believe its been longer than that, but I can just hang in there and hope it will be soon.

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