Like most newbie chicken owners, I'm eagerly awaiting that first egg! One of the chickens I bought is a year old hen just finishing her first molt. The previous owner said she was still occasionally laying an egg during the molt and I should have one "soon".
But I also know that packing up the chickens and moving them to my house will disrupt their schedule and make her stop laying for a bit even if she'd been laying every day before! Moving is stressful.
So I'm wondering if there is a typical amount of time that moving will put her off of laying? I mean if it's useless to even look for the next week, at least I'd know not to be disappointed between now and then.
Thoughts? Or is it too individual to guess?
But I also know that packing up the chickens and moving them to my house will disrupt their schedule and make her stop laying for a bit even if she'd been laying every day before! Moving is stressful.
So I'm wondering if there is a typical amount of time that moving will put her off of laying? I mean if it's useless to even look for the next week, at least I'd know not to be disappointed between now and then.
Thoughts? Or is it too individual to guess?