Arizona Chickens

[Tracydr]

Free leghorn rooster! White, anorexic. To good home only. Actually, to any home only.

 

[southerndesert]

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I have 2 I am not using, will get a photo tomorrow, but just like the ones Western Ranchman sells for 59.00 ea.

 

[Mikey D]

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That's pretty incredible!

When's dinner?

 

[Mikey D]

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I'm not sure. 15 weeks? Mikey would know.

We got them around Sept 15th ish so yes, 14-15 weeks.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

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I'm not sure. 15 weeks? Mikey would know.

We got them around Sept 15th ish so yes, 14-15 weeks.

15 weeks tomorrow(Tuesday).

 

[Mikey D]

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We got them around Sept 15th ish so yes, 14-15 weeks.

15 weeks tomorrow(Tuesday).

How do you do that?

So can you tell me when my chickes will start laying?

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

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15 weeks tomorrow(Tuesday).

How do you do that?

So can you tell me when my chickes will start laying?

Yep. Their combs will grow bigger and turn bright red, then they'll start squatting for you. That's when you start watching the nest box. The last batch I had at this time of year started at about 22 weeks, all within a few days of each other.

Edited for Mikey's sake: 22 weeks for these is February 14th.

 

[Arizonachicken]

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15 weeks tomorrow(Tuesday).

How do you do that?

So can you tell me when my chickes will start laying?

My girls are 35 weeks. No tengo huevos.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

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How do you do that?

So can you tell me when my chickes will start laying?

My girls are 35 weeks. No tengo huevos.

What breeds and where did you get them? I've had two batches of "production" egg layers from Ideal and both batches started around 22 weeks.
Breed and time of year make a big difference.
(If they are just getting to egg laying age when egg laying should be picking up or when it's slowing down.)
Feed matters too. I feed a high quality (read expensive

) organic corn and soy free feed and mine haven't slowed down this winter at all. I've been getting mostly 4 eggs a day from 4 layers.

 

[Arizonachicken]

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My girls are 35 weeks. No tengo huevos.

What breeds and where did you get them? I've had two batches of "production" egg layers from Ideal and both batches started around 22 weeks.
Breed and time of year make a big difference.
(If they are just getting to egg laying age when egg laying should be picking up or when it's slowing down.)
Feed matters too. I feed a high quality (read expensive

) organic corn and soy free feed and mine haven't slowed down this winter at all. I've been getting mostly 4 eggs a day from 4 layers.

I have 3 Ameraucanas and one Marans who've yet to lay. The Marans is a internal layer, I think, so I'm not expecting anything from her. The others look like they are ready, red faces and going into the nesting boxes, but I'm not noticing much squatting. I think the time of year is the biggie here. I have been feeding Nutrena but the last bag I picked up was Layena. They also free range and get treats. My PR and BO are great. They've been laying for a while now and I get an egg almost every day from those two. I have been looking over the yard for blue eggs, too, but I haven't found any. I've kept them in their run for the past few days as well, I thought that maybe they were hiding the eggs or the dogs were getting them, but no eggs in the coop or run. They're just not laying. I hope they start soon. DH is getting impatient with the "free loaders" and has been talking about having Ameraucana stew if we don't get eggs soon.

I think they just want to set a record.