Hens Not Laying?

Chickens start laying at around 6 months old and will lay for 2-5 years after that. They lay much more in the summer than the winter and, at times, they stop laying all together. This is usually caused by changes in the environment and sometimes by changes in their bodies. Hot weather or very cold weather can cause them to stop as can low light levels. Changes in food or feeding schedules, traumatic events, or moving hens can also stop laying for a short time. Molting, the annual replacement of feathers, will usually cause hens to stop laying for up to 2 months. Going broody (trying to hatch their eggs) will also prevent laying for up to 2 months. Low calcium levels can also affect laying so be sure to supplement their diets with oyster shell. Bottom line: many things can stop or slow laying but they will resume eventually. Use of lights in the coop for a few hours in the AM can keep your hens laying in the winter, but this may come at the expense of some longevity. 

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hey , hope your well !
i have 2 hens, isa i think, and one seems to have stopped laying. this coincides with a heatwave in adelaide with several days around 40c. i am unsure wether to blame the hot weather, or consider broodiness { she is nesting a lot more} . also heard a term 'eggbound' , dont like the sound of that. any thoughts ? . please bear in mind i have had these chooks around 4 months now and all has been well, apart from the fact i am unable to catch them for any kind of inspection.
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Man, my chickens have cut WAY back. They were born this year, in March, and the last three weeks or so my silkies have cut back from about 5 a week a piece to going three to four days in between laying. And the barred rock and the australorp lay about every two to three days. I switched their food about the same time it started getting colder, so it's hard to tell for sure if it's just the cold weather / decreased light or if messing with their nutrition had anything to do with it. I bought some of their old food, and am gonna mix it in and see if there's a change. I just wanna make sure they have enough nutrients to get through the winter, and I'm ok with the massive decrease in eggs, just surprised at the crazy drop in egg production.

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