23 and a half weeks, not a single egg yet!

[rosemarythyme]

Those are some pretty red combs, so "soon."

 

[BuddingGardener]

24 weeks and 1 day and our sweet black Australorp, Betsy, finally laid an egg for us!

 

[Mrs. K]

HURRAY - I hatched some April 4th and am still waiting!

 

[Paradisewife]

Of my 13 who are 22weeks +1day, I got eggs from a 2nd & 3rd layer just today!!

Patience. They say the chicken came before the egg, but not how LONG before!

 

[Debbie09011970]

I was googling how long before my Australorps would lay (I know that I have a while cause they're so young) and noticed you never mentioned your age. Also, since this post is old, how old were they when they laid?

 

[Debbie09011970]

I was googling how long before my Australorps would lay (I know that I have a while cause they're so young) and noticed you never mentioned your age. Also, since this post is old, how old were they when they laid?

their age not your age

 

[Mrs. K]

Mine are very slow to lay this year. I am getting one egg every couple of days out of one pullet out of 5. Red tops, but no eggs!

 

[BuddingGardener]

I was googling how long before my Australorps would lay (I know that I have a while cause they're so young) and noticed you never mentioned your age. Also, since this post is old, how old were they when they laid?

24 weeks and 1 day was when my Australorp began to lay! She's our best layer now. My two Easter Eggers started laying very soon after her, and now at nearly 7 months 3 out of my small flock of 4 are laying eggs regularly. My Speckled Sussex is my last holdout, lol. I have no idea when she will start to lay. I'm just going to set a goal of 'Spring' for her to start because I'm not sure if she'll lay this fall at this rate....

 

[The Tiny Homestead]

Only my Black Australorp is doing a serious squat -- wings spread and everything. I believe she is closest.

My first Australorp to lay was almost 5 1/2 months with the others following a couple weeks later. They layed pretty steadily through their first winter. My first Buff Orpington took 19 weeks.

 

[Mrs. K]

Got two yesterday, nothing today, but I think a new one was in looking at the nests. Patience has never been my long suit.