I got my birds May 29th, and they were 6 weeks old except the EE who was 10 weeks. As far as face/comb maturity and size goes, they don't look their age. Only the leghorn has really developed a red face and comb, and she's also the only one who has wattles. We have an EE (oldest bird, now at about 23 weeks), a wellie (youngest, about 18 weeks), and a leghorn, a barred rock, and a Rhode Island red that are all 19 weeks. They are all still fairly small and still look like babies in the face. I dunno what else to do. I'm starting to think I won't see any eggs until next spring. I did find out that the guy I got my birds from wasn't exactly fully forthcming about where HE got his birds, and I wonder if they were on the wrong food or something. Tthey were already on layer crumble when I got them & they were only 6 weeks old, and that's what I fed them for the first 3 weeks until the good folks here told me to put them on the right food. Could having been started off on the wrong food have slowed down their growth/maturity? They look like 14-week-old pullets. They should be laying by now. Any ideas?
