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3/15/12 at 3:58pm

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I have a trio of copper marans that are about 6 months old and the male already has chicks about to hatch with an EE

When could i expect the pullets to lay? how can i tell when there about to lay?

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3/15/12 at 5:39pm

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Hi there-

I have two Black Copper Marans and they just FINALLY started laying. They are 30 weeks old. I do not think that they will always take this long, but truthfully I don't know since they are my first BCM hens. I do know that generally, when a hen will start laying is directly related to health, happiness, warm weather vs. cold weather, and amount of sunlight in a day (more is better). Basically, a young pullet is not as likely to start laying in the middle of winter. Blessings!

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3/15/12 at 6:53pm

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3/15/12 at 7:33pm

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Ours lay around 6 months. Last year's July hatches started right around New Years. You can tell by the comb-- it gets larger and red.

If I had known a few chickens would make the man THAT happy....
mom & dad,teaching our rescue BRT Bess all about chickens, EE, Orps and now marans! The man says we are switching to orps and marans, and they'reHISchickens!