New to chickens

[gander007]

Alright

great to have you amongst the BYC flock

We are Russian Orloff's and we just started laying

Some time hens will stop laying in the winter time and recover in the spring time just all part of the life of a chicken

 

[drumstick diva]

If you put a golf ball or two in the nest boxes, your holdout hen may realize that's where you she should lay eggs.

 

[NinjaRooster]

Howdy there!

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us! You got some good advice here already, all I can add is make sure they eat well (good quality layer feed) and give them time. It's possible that a combination of stress from the move and the shorter days are to blame, but I am a little concerned that the previous owner said they were not laying well for him either? They may be in their 2nd or 3rd year of laying then. It wouldn't hurt to do some precautionary pest control as well. Deworm them and dust them and the coop for mites/lice.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Chances are they will start laying when the day light hours are in excess of 12.

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Travis2013]

Ok the barred rock hens starting laying this week but now one of them keeps pecking at my rooster and taking feathers out. What doin do

 

[Marthab1953]

Glad your Barred Rocks started laying, they are great layers. Sometimes they get bored and pull out other chickens feathers. The Roosters usually are so good with the hens they allow it. Hope it stops soon.

Welcome to BYC from Southern California!

 

[Travis2013]

Alright I got a question. My chickens I've noticed in the past week have been a lot more food than normal. Is there anything I can put in there to help fill them up or are they just that hungry?

 

[Marthab1953]

They are probably eating more because they are laying eggs and also there is more daylight every day so they have longer to eat during the day.