Seriously, 30 weeks and no eggs?

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I have a 34 week old Wyandotte who laid her first egg last week, and a 31 week old Easter Egger and 34 week old Buff Orpington who just started squatting this week. I was certain that they would all wait until the days start getting longer again before they started. I'm thinking the BO and EE will start in the next week or two because they are behaving just like my two laying pullets did prior to their first egg. They go in and out of the henhouse throughout the day, digging nests and sitting for a few minutes in the nestboxes.
Anyway, I can't believe how long it has taken these girls to get started. Up until last week, I only had one of my four pullets laying, and she had started in early September! She also took a month long break from late October until two weeks ago. I dunno... these girls are fickle little chickens.
 
Hehe I have.... a 32 week old Barred Rock pullet (yes for surrreee pullet), and a 32 week old Easter Egger pullet, both in great health, robust, and quite happy, no eggs yet from either of them. I also have two 28 week old Wyandottes who have yet to lay. And a 36 week old Brahma who did lay real well for a while but she got tired of carrying all the weight being the only layer, she is now on STRIKE until the others start pulling their share lmao.

So 5 chickens and still buying my eggs. Irony? Yep.

Pictures of Barred Rock and Easter Egger. No comb really or wattles yet heh

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I had two EE that didn't lay until they were 32 weeks old. It was on two of the coldest days of the yr.. (14* and 17*).. I had thought that they would wait until spring but it happened..I sure miss them.. Both died during the summer time..
 
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I have some Partridge rocks and speckled sussex that were born in April.
:thumbsupThe partridge rocks have been laying for over a month - - - the speckled sussex NOTHING
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The speckled sussex do the squat anytime I come near them, BUT no eggs
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Dixiedoodle said:
My EEggers were 30 and 33 weeks old before they started to lay..


I think Point of Lay age should be 28-30 weeks-- NOT 16-20weeks ! Everyday there are many posts about their 25, 28, 30wk +old pullets NOT laying..As I have stated before--My Uncle, who is 82 and grew up on a farm told me.. Growing up, they raised chickens--for eggs and meat for the entire(11 kids, parents and grandparents) family and to sell.  The chickens were his job.. He and his brother were the flock mangers. He says his average hen was about 30weeks old before she began to lay.. The first chicks of the yr were born in early spring and began laying in late fall..  They raised most of the heritage breeds RIR, BR, Dominique and leghorns.. He says he and many others his age never heard of hen laying at 5 months old until he heard about the production breeds --Sex-link etc..


I was so worried about my girls and after talking to my uncles, I realized I was listening to all the hype about early laying and not being realistic.. So now, I will never look for eggs before 30wks old from ANY breeds..


Good luck  and give them a few more weeks..
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