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Chickens have laying seaons. When they come to an end of the laying season, they don't lay for 2-3 weeks, and then they begin a new egg season. Stress, bad food, and cold or hot weather can cause hens to stop laying until their envionment/conditions improve. A chicken won't lay if she's sick or distressed; her energy will go to keeping her alive instead of producing eggs.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere are many reasons this might happen and your question would need to be more specific as to the symptoms and manner of death.
Did the death occur within days or weeks of the stopping of lay? Were the hen or hens looking ill prior to death or did they just drop dead.
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∙ 13y agoMost probably, your hens are reacting to the reduced daylight hours available during the winter months. Hens need 14 hours of light to produce eggs regularly. If the amount of daylight is reduced outside then supplement that natural light with artificial lighting to maintain egg production.
Feed your hens a good quality balanced diet, keep fresh water available and keep the lights on in the chicken coop for at least 14 hours per day if they do not free range.
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∙ 14y agoThere are several conditions that can effect egg production. Stress can cause the hens to slow or stop laying eggs. A rat, a mouse or other chickens bothering them stresses them out. Nutrition is also a key factor. Poorly maintained chickens will lay less frequently. Finally, proper light conditions is the most common factor. Hens need a minimum of 14 hours natural or artificial light in each 24 hour period to induce good egg production
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∙ 15y agosometimes because you bother them a lot ,you scare them, or maybe because its too hot to lay or to cold, and when you transport them it takes about 4 days so the can start laying
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∙ 11y agoThey have cycles of laying, it just needs a break, there is a recipe and when you add it to thier food it makes them start laying again message me for info
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∙ 12y agobecause it gets to hot and it is to hot for them to breed with each other.
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∙ 12y agoBecause its sick or dying
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