No eggs!?! 4 days new coop... New to me grown hens

[2crazy2run]

I have a new coop with all the chickenitity luxuries. We bought at a livestock auction 1 healthy looking Dominique rooster and two Dom hens... Also two young Orpington hens.
How long before I get some delicious eggs?

 

[five is my dog]

normally around the time they turn 20-26 weeks you will get eggs

 

[sumi]

Chickens hate change and big changes, like being moved to a new home, is very stressful for them. If you only just got them it may take a few more days or a few more weeks for them to settle in and start laying eggs. While you wait, make sure they eat well, have a comfortable clean coop and are parasite free (worms and mites/lice). They will get there

 

[2crazy2run]

I'll be patient. They are fun to watch. My Big Dom hens are bullying my two pretty little Orpington. 4 hens and all my rooster does is prance around and study his reflection in the water trough! He hasn't made an effort to mate. He doesn't even crow!! I smell a chicken stew coming... Kidding!

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[five is my dog]

how old is he?

 

[2crazy2run]

I bought him at auction. I didn't think he was that old but I'm a newbie at the chicken business.

 

[wsmith]

A Dominique rooster can sometimes take up to a year before he is fully "into" his job. LOL

The Dom hens will start laying at anywhere between as little as 16 weeks and 30 weeks depending on the line. With the location change, you will need to wait about a week or so anyway if they were already laying. I have seen Dom pullets dominate Orp hens before. They work it our shortly.

Just be patient and enjoy the establishment of a new flock. Let the rooster work out his masculinity, but don't permit "non-defensive" aggression, or dominance over people from the rooster. When that happens he should go into the pot. A good Dom rooster should keep a vigilant eye and ear out for danger and anything threatening his girls.

A good Dominique rooster is an inspiration to behold. A true thing of beauty.

 

[2crazy2run]

Thanks

 

[wsmith]

Thanks

No problem.

Where are you located, if I may ask?

 

[2crazy2run]

I'm not far from Savannah,Ga.