new chicken coop and chickens

[valcaffee]

I just finished building a nice Coop with a big run and got 6 Rhode Island red Chicken.

Chickens are about a year old and was told they are laying eggs, but it been 3 days that i have them and nothing.

i give them Organic food and they also eat some grass from the outside, keep the coop worm with wood chips and even put some fake eggs inside the laying boxes.

i read that i need to let them to adjust to the new home, for how long??

please help
thank you

 

[bobbi-j]

They do need time to adjust. There is no set amount of time. Sometimes a week, can be up to a month. Any change can throw them off laying for a few weeks. Also, make sure they get plenty of light.

 

[valcaffee]

thank you for the info, i am in CA and we do have about 12 hr's of sun now daily and i see they are out of the coop all day, is that good or i need to put a light on a timer inside the coop?
Thank you
Mike

 

[bobbi-j]

That should be plenty of light. I think they just need to adjust to their new surroundings. Good luck!

 

[valcaffee]

Thank you