WHY WON'T MY HENS LAY!!!!

Indricotherium

Hens not laying.... plenty of laying mash...plenty of grit... plenty of water.

About three weeks ago the dog got into the hutch and slept in there with them... and they stopped laying.

Other than the dog, I can't think of anything unusual happening.

aujopimur

I'd say he did more than sleep with them.

Themadhouse

MAsh as in chick crumb mushed up with water?

It is the time of year that some slow down, we have a few non layers here at the moment. They might have gotten a scare from the dog tho.
have they been wormed and flea'd recently?

eirator

At the risk of sounding obvious any chance they are laying out and you've just not spotted where yet?

gimmick

Did a rooster come into the yard yet, and catch them chickens right off of their guard?

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EURATS

gimmick wrote: »

Did a rooster come into the yard yet, and catch them chickens right off of their guard?

http://www.celtic-folk.de/lyrics/the_rooster.htm

Wouldn't stop them laying. Just mean ud get a foetus on ur toast!!! A bit of extra protein for the mod!!

yellowlabrador

What kind of chickens are they? Some types, like bantams will only lay in spring and then go broody, or if they are broilers, they can do this too. I'd also give them a bit more varied diet with some green stuff.

Indricotherium

yellowlabrador wrote: »

What kind of chickens are they? Some types, like bantams will only lay in spring and then go broody, or if they are broilers, they can do this too. I'd also give them a bit more varied diet with some green stuff.

They go mad for tomatoes but they don't eat anything green so I can't mix it up that way.

CardBordWindow

Next time you cut the grass, throw them some of the cuttings.
I've been doing that with my birds for years, and they love it! It's a great way to get greens into them.