nhcd33
Hatching
Hi there! My name is Shannon and I'm brand new to chickens. My boyfriend is not and has has them on and off most of his life. We just got a flock of 6 with 5 hens (3 Easter Eggers, 1 Speckled Sussex & 1 Buff Orpington) and a Crram Legbar Rooster. The hens are all about 9 months old and were laying 4-6 eggs per week per hen with their last owner. They were also free range in the ladies backyard. She fed them a mixture of crumble 16% and scratch with some additional fruits and vegetables. We are feeding the same but I don't think we are feeding as much fruits and vegetables as she was. We have them penned with a coop right now as they acclimate to us and the new area. We live in the country and she lived in town. We have 2.2 acres but the house is on a fenced acre with the back yard and front yard separated. The chickens are in the backyard right now. I have 3 dogs, a German Shepard and 2 Heelers all around 3 years old and they have never been around chickens before. Matter of fact they have never been in the country before. Lol. They are city dogs.
So everyone is getting used to everyone.
The chickens are only laying 1 egg a day right now. They don't seem stressed but maybe they are still getting used to everything. Am I doing something wrong? I'm nervous about letting them out of the coop to free range. I'm just so new to all of this. Anyway, that's a little about our setup. Oh we built the coop from stuff we had on the property so it cost us next to nothing which was nice. They have lots of room. The coop itself is probably 7x7 and the run is 10x8. We don't have a lot of grass right now because the previous owners of this property had goats and they decimated everything. So we have to replant. The front yard is a little better but I'm worried about mixing chickens with herding dogs. Ugh. Hope everyone has a great day!! I tried to post a picture but I lost everything I previously typed so maybe I can figure it out later. I'm on my iPhone.
Shannon
The chickens are only laying 1 egg a day right now. They don't seem stressed but maybe they are still getting used to everything. Am I doing something wrong? I'm nervous about letting them out of the coop to free range. I'm just so new to all of this. Anyway, that's a little about our setup. Oh we built the coop from stuff we had on the property so it cost us next to nothing which was nice. They have lots of room. The coop itself is probably 7x7 and the run is 10x8. We don't have a lot of grass right now because the previous owners of this property had goats and they decimated everything. So we have to replant. The front yard is a little better but I'm worried about mixing chickens with herding dogs. Ugh. Hope everyone has a great day!! I tried to post a picture but I lost everything I previously typed so maybe I can figure it out later. I'm on my iPhone.
Shannon
Shannon 
It can take them a while to get used to their new surroundings and routine so as long as they are acting normal and healthy I would not be too worried about the eggs yet. 
