Grounding my hens?

Quote:A new addition can disrupt a layer. Mine got a little wonky when we added a new roo a few months ago. One was even laying in the pasture - out in the open!

Took a few weeks, but they adjusted

Definitely check for mites. It is a good idea to treat the whole flock if one is infected. However, most roos will have a favorite hen and tend to be over zealous with her.

 

and from Ohio. So glad you joined. Good advice given also make sure use dust the nest box for mites as well.

 

I am having the same problem. Tomorrow I'm leaving them locked up all day. If I get more eggs than I have been, they are going to stay locked up a few days until they remember where their nest boxes are. Good luck!

 

Make sure you clean nesting boxes very well & put fresh hay in all three. Purchase some ceramic eggs & keep one in each nesting box for a couple of weeks. Also, you might try putting a nesting box with fresh hay outside in a kind-a secluded area - also with a ceramic egg in it to encourge laying there.... move closer & closer gradually back to your coop. Also spread some diatomaceous earth inside your cleaned coop to cut down on parasites-- you can spread it in nesting boxes too, underneath the hay. Good lucK!

 

& from Alabama. Good advice given. Good luck

 

& from Louisiana!

 

Hello from Hesperia,CA and