New chickens - no eggs

[psocks]

On Friday I caught 4 chickens from my sister-in-laws. They came with the house they just bought (true story) I know they were laying 1 1/2 months ago. They were in nesting boxes and there were eggs in there. My brother-in-law removed the eggs planning on a fresh start but...they moved where they were laying and no one could find them. Thus they grew tired of the chickens (they free ranged) and I now have them in a chicken tractor.
My question is ...is there anything I can do to acclimate them and get them laying?? They have not laid yet in the coop part of my tractor. I have given them laying mash, scratch, grit,meal worms and apples to eat so far. I also realize it has only been 2 days since the trama of being chased, caught and moved. One is whithe and the other three are brown.

Thanks for any help,
Pete

 

[Granolamom]

I've recently moved my chickens from the front yard to a nice, big pen of their own in the back of the house. They still have their henhouse with nesting boxes, and I made sure the move was as stress-free as possible. And STILL they went "on strike" for over 6 weeks. Give it time, they'll come around, but it'll take a while.

 

[debilorrah]

When we bought our first 6 layers, they took about a week to acclimate to their surroundings. Give them time! They will perform and pay the rent.

 

[bywaterdog]

Chickie's like to feel at home. Your new girls might still think they are just visiting. Sounds like you have a good home for them, I'm sure that they will love it soon.