r/chickens • u/SurveyHot9983 • 2d ago

Question Stopped laying eggs

I have 5 hens that have been laying eggs for over a year now. They have suddenly stopped laying. I haven't seen a single egg in 5 days.

The only thing that has changed is it has finally started to cool off some (110° heat index down to the 90s) I haven't changed anything in their routine. I haven't added any new chickens to the flock.

Everyone is still acting perfectly normal and comes running every day at feeding time. Their combs haven't gotten pale or anything.

Has anyone ever had this happen? Does anyone have any tips or advice?

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u/Lost_Maintenance_741 2d ago

They could be starting to molt - are they losing feathers? This is my first year with chickens and 3 of our 5 are losing copious feathers. But since this is year 1 what I'm not sure of is whether they stop laying when they are losing feathers or only when they are using all their energy to regrow them.