Hello fellow Chicken lovers!!!!

[Millsville]

Hello.... I would like to introduce myself, I'm Amanda Mills, wife of 22 years to Joe, mother of 2 kids (20 & 18), a shitzu baby Rufus, a black lab baby Lucy, a St Bernard baby Bruno. I am a care taker of hogs and cows and chickens- recently adopted 11 more hens. Their mom and dad were moving and couldn't take them so our family was thrilled to welcome them. Well from research I knew the adjustment would slow egg production down but my girls are on strike. This is their 2nd week with us, first week we got 28 eggs, which was about half of what they were giving before the move, but this week they gave me one! Is this normal should I be doing something??? Any advice is greatly appreciated.....

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Has anything changed? Routine, feed, light? Do they have calcium? I would check on that.

Here's some links concerning this issue too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/12/decrease-in-egg-production-causes.html

Glad you joined!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Chickens don't like to be rehomed. The eggs you got that first week may have been already in the pipes. Some birds can take a month to start back up.

Make sure they are not stressed by the environment...loud noises, barking dogs, lawn mowers, too many kids, anything that scares the birds. Don't' try to pick them up for a while. Just let them adjust.

Summer time heat can cause them to stop laying, a change in diet or a lowering of protein, health issues such as cocci which can be coming with birds moved to new grounds.

So give them time to adjust to their new home. They should start back up soon.

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC, Amanda! You've been given some good advice and links from Mountain Peeps and TwoCrows. What kind of chickens do you have?

 

[Millsville]

Several different kinds... Barred rock, golden & silver Wyandotte, Rhode Island Reds and a couple we are not sure off

 

[Michael OShay]

Several different kinds... Barred rock, golden & silver Wyandotte, Rhode Island Reds and a couple we are not sure off

BRs, Wyandottes, and RIRs are all good, hardy, reliable breeds. If you will post pics (full body profiles including legs and tails) of the couple you are not sure of, we can probably help you ID them.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!

 

[gander007]

 

[drumstick diva]