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My new young chicken has stopped laying!

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Charliepw · 08/04/2011 18:07

I am new to this chicken malarky but quite enjoying it.
We bought three chicks/chucks about three weeks ago who were apparently at point of lay then.
The brown one's comb is the biggest and she laid around 5 eggs in total right at the beginning every other day, then she stopped.
She used to crouch when I stroked her but now she doesn't seem to crouch at all.
The other two are starting to get bigger combs but they still look like little mo-hawks

do chickens go in and out of lay?
Is this normal?

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ilovemyhens · 08/04/2011 23:22

Yes they do, largely depending upon the time of year and the breed.

What breed are they?

Does she seem well?

Charliepw · 09/04/2011 20:32

Hello
thank you for your answer.
I didn't realise they could go in and out of laying, i knew they stopped in the winter, but not in the summer!

they are all hybrids, and i'm not sure what breed they are.
I could recognize them, if there was an online chicken library.
they are normal size big chickens.

She seems fine, she walks around as normal, so i think she's ok.
I'm not sure who the boss is yet, i thought it was her, but now i suspect it's the larger white one (who has the smallest comb)

thanks for your input.

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ilovemyhens · 10/04/2011 14:19

If she doesn't seem unwell, then don't worry about it. Hybrids are usually pretty reliable layers and don't go broody as often as some pure breeds.

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