17 week old layers?

[fishandchix1]

I have 2 gold laced Wyandottes, both 17 weeks old. Every time I approach them they go down in the crouch position, like my other layers. They are only 17 weeks old. Are they going to be laying soon? Pics will follow

 

[junebuggena]

They will like start laying soon, but how soon, soon is might be within the next couple of days or another 2 or 3 weeks.

 

[fishandchix1]

They are still very small, that is why I'm curious. I prefers them for McM hatchery, as LF, and they are A lot smaller than my BOs when they started laying. Do you think it's a possibility that they could be bantams?

 

[sweetbeak]

Mine started laying at 17 weeks and the eggs were tiny. I got about 3 a week now daily.

 

[aart]

They are still very small, that is why I'm curious. I prefers them for McM hatchery, as LF, and they are A lot smaller than my BOs when they started laying.
Do you think it's a possibility that they could be bantams?

That pic gives nothing for scale...take pic next to other birds of same age or something like a standard 5 gallon bucket for scale.