- Sep 19, 2011
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So, I have officially caught the Chicken Bug!
I, unfortunately, did not do all my homework prior to spending my money on some absolutely beautiful birds.
We were adopted by 3 Longhorn hens. We wend out and bought 2 (1 now -- unknown breed) pullets from a local farmer and 1 rir hen (we think) and her 10 children from another farmer. We have kept them apart for approximately a month. No one, thankfully, appears to have any diseases. So, we decided to put them all together in their final coop in order for them to get use to the area and also decide on the final pecking order.
Here is my issue, prior to moving into the new coop the 4 hens were providing us with approximately 3 eggs a day. We moved them to their new coop approximately 3 days ago and have had zero eggs from any of them.
What is wrong? What can I do to get them back to normal?
Thanks for any help / advice.

I, unfortunately, did not do all my homework prior to spending my money on some absolutely beautiful birds.
We were adopted by 3 Longhorn hens. We wend out and bought 2 (1 now -- unknown breed) pullets from a local farmer and 1 rir hen (we think) and her 10 children from another farmer. We have kept them apart for approximately a month. No one, thankfully, appears to have any diseases. So, we decided to put them all together in their final coop in order for them to get use to the area and also decide on the final pecking order.
Here is my issue, prior to moving into the new coop the 4 hens were providing us with approximately 3 eggs a day. We moved them to their new coop approximately 3 days ago and have had zero eggs from any of them.
What is wrong? What can I do to get them back to normal?
Thanks for any help / advice.