You have a full flock of hens but your egg basket is regularly empty. What gives? There are a lot of reasons why your hens might not be laying. From age to illness, almost anything can go wrong and cause a hen to stop laying. Luckily, many of these reasons are easily fixed!
Here's my list of 11 reasons why your hen is not laying, starting with the easiest and most common reasons. Make sure you read all the way to the end to see my bonus 3 reasons why you may just think your hens are not laying...and where the eggs may be instead.
1) Too young: Many chickens look full grown before they actually are. Depending on the breed, your chickens may not start laying till they're almost 8 months old! I've heard of Silkies that didn't lay till they were 9 months old. While most chickens will start laying between 4 & 6 months old it might just be a little too early for your chicken to lay. Hang in there a few months, she should start laying in time.
2) Old age: Egg production in most hens slows down after age two. As they age from there, the amount they lay can decrease each year. My oldest hen is 8 years old and lays about 5 eggs a week for about 2 months in summer. Some will lay more then this, and some will lay much less.
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