28 Week Welsummers and still no eggs

[sbhkma]

At least they're great bug hunters and extremely entertaining!

 

[sbhkma]

Almost 32 weeks now. Leia's comb and wattles are larger and redder now and almost as large and red as Luna's. No eggs yet but I notice they're starting to munch a little oyster shell. Even though they're slow to start laying, I really enjoy this breed and am getting 4 more 10 week old pullets this coming weekend.

 

[sbhkma]

42 weeks and Leia finally laid an egg! Luna has not yet, even though she looked closer to POL for the last 3 months. I've got 3 more Welsummers that are 20 weeks old. I expect they'll lay a bit sooner than 42 weeks, since the days are getting longer instead of shorter. The egg was very nice-not super small and nice hard shell. LOTS of dots!

 

[Michael Hua]

The body weight matters. Small birds with less fat tends to lay later. Check body weight, comb size, fat deposit, feathering and you will find our why.

 

[sbhkma]

Not concerned why. It was heading into short days as they were getting close to POL. They are fed 22% protein flock raiser, probiotics, very small amounts of sunflower seeds and mealworms. They are healthy active birds good feathering, combs & wattles bright. Good weight at almost 5 lbs. Just weren't ready to lay yet. I was very happy with how nice the first egg was.