April 2017 chicks, who will lay first contest...

[GreenbrierChickens]

Here's the line up
2 old orpintons hens. Here and there.
2 welsummers. Lating
2 SLW- 1 egg sporadically
2 Cuckoo Marans- nada
1 EE. Nada


I've come to terms with their rest. I don't have power at the coop, so I have been looking for an LED light that has decent battery life. But not laying by april, some will be freezer camp hens.

 

[Mommygirl1128]

My EE was hatched April 24th, I'm still waiting for her to lay. I also have 2 RSL, they have been laying since end of August, no light in coop and they are still laying every day. Something is better than nothing!

 

[Magnolia7330]

Mary started laying today!!!! I now have all of my chickens laying. Although, our Easter Egger, Lulu, has not laid an egg in almost 2 weeks now. Do you think she is taking the winter off? We did just finish treatment for Coccidia as well. She seems fine and I don't notice anything strange about her or any of the others.

 

[Treerooted]

You guys are so good, I have no idea who's laying and who's not. I have 13 hens, and multiples of several breeds, and some I can't tell apart.

 

[GreenbrierChickens]

You guys are so good, I have no idea who's laying and who's not. I have 13 hens, and multiples of several breeds, and some I can't tell apart.

I cannot tell the welsummers apart. I only got 2 of each breed so I can notice subtle differences. Welsummers I just know 1 is the dumbest chicken to ever be hatched. Lol. Not my favorites, they better lay pretty eggs.

 

[SueT]

Zero eggs here. ALL of my April pullets went into heavy molt and stopped laying. It looks like a pillow fight happened in the coop. This is my 3rd batch of chickens in 3 years, and the others didn't molt at this age, nor had I read about it happening ---everyone says 18 months for 1st molt.
Then someone started a thread about this very thing...and many others joined in saying they are experiencing a pullet molt this year too!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pullets-in-molt.1209955/

 

[GreenbrierChickens]

This thread has been dead, but my April '17 EE freeloader finally landed today at 10mo! Lol. Yet to see what color they end up in a few weeks. Still getting 6 eggs/day out of 9 hens, not too bad for no light in coop. Already doing chicken math for springtime. Adding only 3..... That's what I'm telling myself....

 

[GreenbrierChickens]

This thread has been dead, but my April '17 EE freeloader finally landed today at 10mo! Lol. Yet to see what color they end up in a few weeks. Still getting 6 eggs/day out of 9 hens, not too bad for no light in coop. Already doing chicken math for springtime. Adding only 3..... That's what I'm telling myself....

Pic would help....

 

[SueT]

All of mine have not YET laid on the same day. In fact, my little D'Uccle pullet has yet to give us her first. But I did get 6 more chicks today at the hatchery.....

 

[jennyf]

You are not alone! My first EE started laying around Christmas (lovely mint green) but I have another and a Welsummer the same age that haven't started yet.