At what age did your chickens lay?

[Outta Here]

UPDATE:
Sapphire Gem 17 weeks, first two times from the roost and no shell.
Rhode Island Red 18 weeks second egg three days later, laying steadily in nest box.
Easter Egger 18 weeks, second egg 9 days later, laying steadily in nest box
Rhode Island Red 19 weeks, second egg two days later, laying steadily in nest box.
Blue Laced Red Wyandotte 21 weeks in nest box.

(I hang around the coop pretty close when they are ready to lay and even put them in the next box. So far, no hide-out eggs from these free-rangers.)

I'll update and add the Barred Rocks, Leghorns and Bielefelders when they start.

 

[susania]

white leghorns laid at 18.5 weeks

 

[DaisyBuff]

My Buff Orpington Daisy layed her first egg when she was 9 months old.

 

[Ryguy3684]

Most of my BO's laid at 26 weeks. 2 laid at 20, and Noodle laid at 15 weeks. I wouldnt have believed it, but she was on camera.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My Black Copper Marans are 18 weeks this week. I have kept the nesting boxes blocked. Do I remove it before an egg is laid or wait until they begin laying?
This is my first coop. I have the 4 Marans hens, and one Marans Rooster.

I have never blocked my nest boxes. The roosts are higher than the nests, so that's where they naturally want to be at night - as high as they can get. I put a golf ball or two in each nest when they are about 16 weeks old and they mostly all lay in the boxes. I also have older hens to show them where to lay! I say "mostly" because I had one EE who seeed to just drop an egg out here, there, anywhere all over the yard, for the longest time! She finally got the hang of things but it took her a while, lol.

 

[Outta Here]

white leghorns laid at 18.5 weeks

I'm perplexed that my leghorn is 21 weeks and hasn't laid--the Sapphire Gem, EE, RIR, have all laid before her at 17 and 18 weeks! Even the Wyandotte at 21 weeks laid before her! Maybe this week...

 

[Lisawbsn]

One of my Black Australorps began laying at 19 weeks and 2 days. The other two started within a week of that.

No eggs yet but my oldest are only 16 weeks. The Australorps look the closest and I’m pretty sure they will lay first.

 

[Sally PB]

I'm perplexed that my leghorn is 21 weeks and hasn't laid--the Sapphire Gem, EE, RIR, have all laid before her at 17 and 18 weeks! Even the Wyandotte at 21 weeks laid before her! Maybe this week...

 

[Outta Here]

Love these emoticons!!!!

 

[Sally PB]

BYC has the best emojis! One of the benefits of membership!