They have a barn stable, so I know its not the heat and they have all the water and food they could ever want! I even mix laying mash (a special helper to get them to lay eggs) in with every batch of corn and nothing for about two weeks. I have looked everywhere for eggs, becuase they have buried them before. The entire stable is chicken wired, so its not another animal eating them and I am very VERY stumped. They've always layed eggs, even in this kind of heat before...pleaqse respond if you have ANY CLUE
2007-07-12 08:16:59 · 5 answers · asked by monkeyluver13 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
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2007-07-13 04:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by Elusive in the Middle of Nowhere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be protein.
Use straight laying mash instead of corn/mash
Could be age - if they're over a year, they slow down egg production
Light - If your stable is dark, they won't lay.
Molt - They'll stop laying when they're in molt
2007-07-12 08:22:11 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a rooster. The hens need someone to fertilize the eggs before they are layed.
2007-07-12 13:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have raised chickens all my life. Mine always let up in the summer, then started again in a month or so. Also they always lay when a rooster is present.
2007-07-12 08:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they hide the eggs under the soil
2007-07-12 08:36:36 · answer #5 · answered by Mahjabeen H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋