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My Wyandotte took a whole year to lay her first egg - literally on her first birthday! Most of mine started laying around 6 months. Hang in there.

Finally! My SLW laid her first egg yesterday which also happened to be her first birthday. I thought she'd never lay that first egg!

If they're already squatting then it should only be about a week longer, two at the most. Mine just laid her first egg this past saturday, about 8-10 days after her first squat. Good luck!

The average age for chickens to start laying is 26 weeks. Some start as early as 16 weeks and some take as long as 35 weeks. Every breed and chicken is different. Just be patient, feed good nutritious food, give free choice calcium, and wait it out. Good luck!

It takes awhile for them to find a rhythm. After they find it they lay approximately every 26 hours but I have one that lays closer to 27-28 hours. She'll skip a day if her laying time falls at night once she's roosted for the night. Pretty nifty!

At 27 weeks my americauna finally laid her first egg. She put it right in the nesting box. She's been laying for a week now and we've gotten 5 eggs total. She puts them in the nesting box every time - it's so amazing! It makes you wonder how they know to do that. Each egg I get seems like a...

I have an ameraucana that is 22 weeks old. Her comb turns bright red from time to time (usually when she's excited about something, like when I bring out treats or there's a rucus in the coop), but then goes pale again when she's calm. Is this a sign she's getting ready to lay or do I have to...