Yet another not-laying question!!

[Lucylou]

Hello everyone.

A few weeks ago I posted about one of my chooks not ever having laid (as I thought at the time) Anyway, with a little insight & detective work its all a different story now & I'm concerned about a different one being the one not laying (hope you're still with me :roll: ) So the story is..

I had 2 chooks as replacement girls for my 2 cockerels. These were already laying & pretty much the same age as the rest of my girlies. One of these new girls sadly went to the great chicken coup in the sky a few weeks ago (infected oviduct) & now I'm starting to worry about the other one. This one is definately the one not laying but I'm sure she used to. No obvious signs of illness but something seems amiss but can't put finger on it.

Apart from stress (don't think she's stressed) or illness is there anything else that can cause them not to lay/stop laying? Just so that I can rule it out.
Thanksxx

 

[victorias poultry]

How old are the girls?
Check the vent (if laying vent will be like a slit, if not laying will be a circle shape (best way to describe without being crude ))

 

[Lucylou]

Thanks VP, They're all approx 1 year, (some were May others were approx June -ish)
I'll have a look at her vent, see if I can tell the difference!!

I paid particular attention to her this morn & I think she's lost weight, but she's eating, (watched her eat) so seems a mystery at the mo.

 

[Davidd]

Hi, have you wormed them recently? and also, have you checked for lice/red mite- both can cause severe weight loss and stopped egg production.
regards, David

 

[Lucylou]

Ahhh, didn't know lice could cause these symptoms. Will also check this tonight. She's very difficult to catch (she wasn't handled before I got her) so that will be quite a challenge