- Jul 7, 2009
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We just got our 7 hens about 5 days ago (thanks rooster97!
) and the very first day, one of the bantams laid an egg. But since then, nothing. My son found the first one that day, and was so excited, and now he checks like every 20 minutes (that's if /when he actually leaves the coop, it's like his 2nd home now), and is so distraught that there is nothing. Some are still pullets, so I don't expect much from them yet, but one is a 2 yr old Buff Orpington that was "an excellent layer" when we got her (she'd just laid one that day on her old farm, so we got to see the size of her egg, compared to one of the bantam eggs, who'd also laid that day at their old home). Is it common for hens that are already laying to stop suddenly when moved to a new home? Or could it be something else? Not predators already, I hope, we lock things up pretty tight, and like I said my son is out there 75% of the time! (Is he the problem? maybe they need some privacy, lol). Our place is smaller than they were used to, so after a few days in the small run we built, my hubby & son put up a new fence to give them a pen to run around in addition to the original run. We know nothing about chickens, so we don't know what we're doing wrong...
Other than the BO, we have her daughter (pullet), 2 bantams (don't know how old, but they were laying), 1 cochin (already laying, I believe), 1 frizzle (pullet)
Other than the BO, we have her daughter (pullet), 2 bantams (don't know how old, but they were laying), 1 cochin (already laying, I believe), 1 frizzle (pullet)