New run and coop, and one hen has stopped laying, is this a problem?

plantguy90

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After moving my 3 hens and 9 chicks to their new run last Wednesday, one of my hens stopped laying. Only got 2 that lay eggs at the moment, and she is a white Brahman. The BSL figured out the new coop and run right away, and I still get one a day from her, but now I am starting to worry. The new run is much more roomier, and they seem much happier. The WB, though, doesn't like the new nesting box area yet. I dont want to move their old doghouse nesting box into the new run, since the BSL is doing the right thing, and I dont want her to slip back into the old nesting box. Dont know much about how hens choose to lay or not, but just stopping laying sounds like more than stress to me if its after 4 days. Should I worry?
 
Not to worry. She will eventually start to lay again. We move girls around all the time and some take up to month before they lay again. It's just new surroundings and she will find her spot to lay.
 

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