Yesterday I got to new hens and I put them in the pen after about 24 hrs. Since then they have not got off the roosting post. How long is it safe for them to stay there? I fed then on the post but I'm not sure what to do. I'm worried abou them.
They have probably gotten down while you weren't around. They won't starve themselves to death if there's food available. Give them at least a few days. They are in a strange place, with new surroundings, and it will take them a few days or more to get comfortable. They will stick to one place than slowly range farther and farther from it.
