Are these white leghorns close to laying?

[j0hnharris]

Should I expect eggs from these white leghorns or is it early for that yet ?
They are 3 1/2 to 4 months old I think but not sure

 

[Yardmom]

Leghorn combs will be larger and redder just before laying than the white birds in the picture.

 

[Aapomp831]

Yea I guess I should wait for a month or so and see what happens

Trust me, you’ll go from “where are all the eggs?” to “what the heck do I do with all these eggs?” soon enough!

 

[drinkoj]

Anywhere from 16 to 21 weeks is when they start laying. My pullets started laying week 20.5 and that was about when everyone else started reporting theirs laying on the forum this year.

 

[drinkoj]

Much larger combs and they flopped over to the point they were almost covering an eye.

 

[sourland]

3.5 to 4 months old is a bit early especially this time of year.

 

[jher77]

This time of year leghorns will start laying closer to 20 weeks old. If it were summer time, then they would start closer to 17 weeks old.

 

[Lucy Brown]

Much larger combs and they flopped over to the point they were almost covering an eye.

Im not sure about the large combs.. they just need to have bright red combs. My hens started laying at about 20 weeks.

 

[Aapomp831]

Im not sure about the large combs.. they just need to have bright red combs. My hens started laying at about 20 weeks.

When it comes to leghorns, comb size is a predictor for sure.

 

[j0hnharris]

My white leghorns just started laying at 21 weeks. The ones who started laying first have gigantic, flopped over combs that are bright red. Yours have a little bit to go - patience is key. They will lay.

Yea I guess I should wait for a month or so and see what happens