23 weeks and Still NO Eggs.

[BarbaCoop]

This is my first BY flock I have ever had. I have a mixed flock of 10 that have all been raised together. Some look really mature and the others don’t. They are now 23 weeks and still no eggs !

 

[ronott1]

The time of year sill slow done point of Lay, assuming you live North of the Equator.

 

[sourland]

What breeds do you have ? 23 weeks is early for many breeds to mature. @ronott1 makes a relevant point.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Patience grasshopper. Mine are almost 40 weeks and no eggs. Shorter days and all.

 

[ChickNanny13]

@BarbaCoop - Where are you located? You may want to update your profile with your location, clues us into your time zone & general weather climate. I'm thinking as the rest, your climate/location has something to do with no eggs yet. It's that time of the year, shorter days/less sunlight. It also depends on the breeds, some lay sooner than others. Waiting for that first egg really tests our patience

@BigATC - Your SLW looks to be the first to lay, BR next, your EE the last. Orpingtons are bigger birds, mature slower, mine usually lay around 24wks. Squatting is a good sign of getting close, they'll also show interest in the nest box weeks before. Waiting seems like forever & that first egg is always exciting

 

[Hyper_Chicken05]

23 weeks is actually on the earlier side of laying, Most start around 26-30

 

[aart]

I always say that the average onset of lay for most breeds is 18-28 weeks,
some will come earlier some will go longer.
But there are the other factors of climate, time of year, flock dynamics, housing density, diet, etc.

They will lay when they lay and not before

Here's some tips to tell...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[GC-Raptor]

My Golden Comets, a sex-links (hatched March 29, 2016), Started to lay exactly at 4 months. Another 2 days later. All 5 were laying at 19 weeks.
Two past on around 2 years old. One was egg bound. She was last to lay. Another was bleeding from vent. I put her down.
A third retired from laying at 2 years and is still living.
The other two were giving me 10 eggs a week between them, until sunset at 4:30. Over a week ago. I only add light in the morning at 5. So when they got only 11 1/2 hours of light, one of them stopped.
I now only have one hen laying every other day. .Fortunately I have a couple dozen eggs in the fridge.

I have seven Barred Rocks hatched August 15. They are my first late summer Chicks, also my first breed.
They have their own coop and I also open the coop and turn on the lights at 5am.
I have no experience with late summer Chicks or this Breed.
I am hoping they start to lay in the middle of January. . GC

 

[sourland]

I would guess that your Austra Whites are closest to POL. I believe all of the others are slower maturing breeds.

 

[Compost King]

23 weeks is early, for their first year laying I wouldn't worry about time of the year. The Production Reds, Delaware and Wyandotte's I have that were hatched out April 21st just started laying last week... 29 weeks.