18 weeks

[Shane17]

my 8 hens are 18 weeks old today. No eggs yet from any. My wife tells me if they dont start earning there keep around here there going in the pan! My co-worker picked his chicks up from the same feed store on the same day (2-23) and has same breeds as me and has a few laying 3-4 a week for 2 weeks now! Only difference is he has many more then me and about 20 older hens with 2 roosters running around. Is this the difference??

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

my 8 hens are 18 weeks old today. No eggs yet from any. My wife tells me if they dont start earning there keep around here there going in the pan! My co-worker picked his chicks up from the same feed store on the same day (2-23) and has same breeds as me and has a few laying 3-4 a week for 2 weeks now! Only difference is he has many more then me and about 20 older hens with 2 roosters running around. Is this the difference??

Each chicken will begin laying eggs at a different age. They are individuals. He probably gets eggs while you aren't simply because he has more hens so more likely to get a few that will start laying earlier. You have fewer so less chance of getting one that lays early.
I typically expect a hen to begin laying around 5 to 6 months old. Anything before that is great, but if you don't expect it you aren't disappointed when it doesn't happen. Just give them time they will lay eggs when they are ready.

 

[flewdacoop]

get ready it will be soon