I purchased 6 from TSC on March 1st and my girls were all laying before July 1st (less than 16 weeks). I've had them now for 10 months and they consistently give me 6 eggs a day. At the beginning they were have some shell issues and laying double eggs but that only lasted about a month and became less frequent as they got older. They are egg laying machines. Mine are also so friendly that they have to be with me and my dog no matter where we are in the yard. Since I don't have a roo they squat for me and love to be handled. They'll even squat for my dog which wouldn't be a good thing if you have an aggressive or playful dog. My hens have no problem taking food from my dog even while she's eating it. They were also not very smart when they first encountered a hawk until the hawk made several attempts to catch one. Now they seem to know to hide as soon as they see a hawk. If I had other breeds at the same time I would feel comfortable giving 5 stars but since this is my first and only breed I'll say this is the best breed so far for me.
