They haven't laid for 7 months!

[Amy the artist]

Hi I'm new here. I live on the east side of Washington State. I have 3 ducks (one drake, 2 hens) and 2 chickens. They're in different pens so they have plenty of room and don't harrass one another. All appear healthy, plenty of food, grubs, clean water but they haven't laid (none of them) since late summer. Please help. I only have them for the egg production.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Amy, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
How old are they? Do they have lots of space and are stress free and happy? Production should have picked up with the days getting longer now.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Hi and welcome!
Have you searched every square inch of their areas for hidden eggs?

 

[Amy the artist]

The ducks seem very happy. I can't tell about chickens? They all have sizeable pens. Nice shelters. Plenty of straw, water. Could it be food? I use cheap Walmart food for layers

 

[Amy the artist]

Hello Amy, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
How old are they? Do they have lots of space and are stress free and happy? Production should have picked up with the days getting longer now.

I have a runner duck that is almost a year. The white one is getting older. The chickens maybe going on 2 years. All seem stress free. Plenty of room, straw, water. I use cheap Walmart food for layers? Maybe I should switch?

 

[Amy the artist]

Hi and welcome!
Have you searched every square inch of their areas for hidden eggs?

Everything is in view. I really don't think they could hide them.maybe the chickens I could look more

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, Amy, and welcome to BYC!! That cheap layer feed might be okay, but they'd possibly do better on something with less fillers and more nutrients. Try get a bag of oyster shell and put it in a separate dish for them. That feed may not have enough in it, most doesn't as a lot of us put out calcium for our hens. They only eat it if they need it, and they do eat it!!

 

[sourland]

Hello, Amy, and welcome to BYC. Hopefully once daylight period increases your birds will start laying again.

 

[Yardmom]

What is the protein percentage on your layer feed? Do you know what breeds your chickens are? Not sure why your birds stopped laying so early last "fall", but we are just getting into the longer days that trigger the birds to begin laying again. I have only had a few duck eggs this season, and I have 30 ducks. I don't expect them to be in full laying mode for a couple weeks yet.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Flock. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!