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Got my first three chickens on Friday (2 days ago) and one seems to be closing her eyes and looking a bit hunched up and miserable. Looked a lot better when she was in the sun. The other two run around and look a lot happier. She's eating and drinking. Could she be pining for her old home?
 
No she won't be pining. She may have been shaken up by the move. Monitor the situation.
 
Thanks you were right. She's great today so she must have just felt the move more than the other two
 
Moving house is very stressful for chickens as they have to get used to different surroundings and maybe different food, as well as re-negotiating their social order. I'm glad she's better today, but keep an eye on her because if she's under the weather a bit, the others are more likely to pick on her and make things worse. check she's eating and drinking OK, and if not, give her a bit of time and space on her own to rest, eat and drink, in the shade. Yes, sun is good, as long as they always have shade when they want it - chickens usually prefer shade and you must be sure they get the option of it all day, as the sunlight moves round, so they never overheat.
 
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