Are these white leghorns close to laying?

[Kevin_87]

Combs and earlobes are too pale. You and another month or so to go.

 

[cluckingheck]

this was Mimzy on Oct. 16 and then Oct. 18 when she finally laid

she was 17 weeks & 3 days old when she first laid

 

[drinkoj]

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

Very true! I'm sitting on 9 dozen eggs praying that a few customers start buying them from me; that's less than 2 weeks worth of laying.

 

[citymeetscountry]

These are my leghorns around 22ish weeks and they aren’t laying yet. So I’d say you still have a ways to go. One of their combs is bigger and floppier since this pic but not quite as red. It’s hard to be patient, but I trust it’ll be soon.
Best of luck!

 

[citymeetscountry]

wow 22 weeks is old enough yours will probably start laying soon but as for mine I should wait for another month

we ended up getting our first egg today! I have been obsessively checking and then I randomly checked again today and to my surprise there was an egg!

 

[WVBirdsAndBees]

Getting close. Leghorns have been our first to start, as early as 15 or 16 weeks.

 

[j0hnharris]

Getting close. Leghorns have been our first to start, as early as 15 or 16 weeks.

I hope so...

 

[Cinnamon11]

Some pullets start that early but I have one who didn’t lay until almost 30 weeks!

 

[j0hnharris]

Some pullets start that early but I have one who didn’t lay until almost 30 weeks!

that's true every chicken isn't the same

 

[Aapomp831]

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.