Why your chickens aren’t laying eggs

Hey, why are my chickens not laying eggs? Number 1: shorter days. They will actually shed their feathers and begin to grow them back. She's going to begin put all her energy into growing back those feathers. Predators. You might have an egg-bound hen. Overcrowding can cause chickens to slow down in egg production. Mixing the flock, like introducing a new flock member. You've made a change in the nesting box area. Your chicken is ill or has disease. Extreme heat. Extreme cold. Lack of ventilation. Feed. Maybe it's a poor quality feed, lack thereof. Overfeeding can be a problem too. Lack of water— this can be a big one. Free-ranging can also cause problems. They've hidden them even inside the coop. She may not be laying for you because she's old. The final possible reason I'm gonna cover is stress. A chicken is looking for a safe place to lay and hatch chicks, whether you're doing that or not. That's in her instinct.