New Chicken Coop! How long will it take for them to get used to it?

[Chicken Whisperers]

So we bought a new coop from mypetchicken and it shipped here on Monday. We FINALLY assembled it yesterday and put it in the backyard today. It isn't in the run yet though: we are still disassembling the old one (which is almost 8 years old!! it wouldnt go another winter!). Right now it is under a tree just sitting there with my 7 full-grown hens in it. I have a pullet and a cockerel that live separated in a different small coop. But will the change in living area stress out my hens? I know that they stop laying when stressed, so how long will we go without eggs for. I mean, we have PLENTY right now, but Im just wondering how long it will take them to get into routine with the nesting boxes and roosting bar?? Any advice welcome!! Thank you!

 

[Grits&Eggs]

I saw a test where a guy swapped roosting bars weekly and he didn't stress his birds, so that should be good. And, I swapped out nesting boxes for about a week, trying different boxes, and they didn't stop laying, just complained a lot! hope the same for you.

 

[aart]

But will the change in living area stress out my hens?

Probably.

Im just wondering how long it will take them to get into routine with the nesting boxes and roosting bar??

Impossible to predict. They might not bat an eye....or be goofy for a few days to a few weeks.

 

[Chicken Whisperers]

Ok thank you!!