Chickens were developing so much body fat that they stopped laying eggs.
Dahaun put out a hand, but stopped short of actually laying finger to the crystal.
The chickens in his front yard lost their feathers and stopped laying eggs.
The Iranians stopped laying mines for 34 minutes, then resumed.
When they stopped laying, it was time for the stewing pot.
"Like a long fast when the chickens stop laying eggs for a while because they're not eating and they cycle them back in."
So stop laying all your troubles on me, as if somehow I caused them.
When they stop laying eggs, a solution has to be found.
Cattle were raised for their meat, and a chicken who stopped laying ended up in the pot.
"Ah, here's one that stopped laying," she said, holding it out to me by the feet.