Hens will either stop laying due to old age, or decreasing sunlight.
To keep them laying during winter you have to provide artificial light for them so they think it gets darker at the usual summer time.
Cold weather does effect a hens laying. when the temperature is below 55 degrees or so this can effect a hens production. Mainly though the reduction in hours of daylight causes hens to stop laying. Anything below 14 hours of daylight will cause a hen to stop laying.
If she's a former battery hen (retired) they dont stop laying. Because its been laying constantly for years once the bodies come out of that routine it needs a break so she will go months may be a year or so without laying any eggs to let the body repair itself but she will soon be into a routine of laying egg again but within normal timing.
Four hens have the potential to lay four eggs but this is not always the case. Old hens will eventually stop laying eggs, sick hens may not lay any eggs and hens even in prime condition may be molting or may just be a slow laying breed. There are many reasons why four hens may not even lay one egg in a single day.
NO. It would be counter productive to supply an appetite suppressant to laying hens. The whole idea of feeding the hens laying mash is to have them produce better quality eggs not get them to eat less.
Usually, it can take around 2-4 weeks for laying hens to start laying eggs again after being relocated to a new environment. It's important to ensure they have access to proper nutrition, fresh water, and a comfortable coop to help the hens settle in and resume laying.
The hen who is laying will have an inflamed comb. When they stop laying or aren't laying yet, their combs become a pinkish-pale color.
Cold weather does effect a hens laying. when the temperature is below 55 degrees or so this can effect a hens production. Mainly though the reduction in hours of daylight causes hens to stop laying. Anything below 14 hours of daylight will cause a hen to stop laying.
never noticed any change...
No you dont
when they first start it is because they are missing some chemical in their diet. after they start doing it, it is almost impossible to get them to stop.
No, not all hens cackle while laying.
If she's a former battery hen (retired) they dont stop laying. Because its been laying constantly for years once the bodies come out of that routine it needs a break so she will go months may be a year or so without laying any eggs to let the body repair itself but she will soon be into a routine of laying egg again but within normal timing.
no. they will lay without a rooster
Layers or Hens.
29 million
They shouldn't effect the process of laying eggs. It's always up to the hens attitude for that day.
Chickens loose a lot of their feathers and then (in most hens) dont lay eggs for a couple months.