Australorp 20 weeks not laying eggs

[Pbccmom]

Good morning everyone. I wanted to check if I was doing anything wrong. My Australorp is 20 weeks old and not laying eggs. She is in a large enclosure with a small coop to sleep in. She has a lot of purina grower feed and daily leftover from the house. Is there anything I need to do to get her to lay eggs? She does not free range unsupervised because we have many predators.

 

[WingItRanch]

Nope! She looks healthy and there's no way to speed up the egg laying. She's just taking her time maturing.

Are you providing oyster shell free choice on the side?

You're aware the little barred chicken is a male, right? Just checking!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Human kids, boys and girls, start physically maturing at different ages than other boys and girls. Some are much earlier than others, some later. Some pullets start laying at an earlier age than others. It doesn't mean anything is wrong, it's just nature.

20 weeks is fairly young for an Australorp to start laying. Some do, I've had some start that young, but I've also had some start a lot later.

 

[Penpal]

You don't have your location in your picture thingy on the side.
If your days are still short your hen may not start laying until February, maybe March.

 

[MarlaMac]

My Australorps begin laying on average at about 25 weeks.

 

[K0k0shka]

Some breeds start later than others, and individuals vary within a breed. 20 weeks seems young, give her more time.

 

[Closing Time]

We have three Australorp hens coming up on 29 weeks that we're still waiting for. We're in coastal CA, so very mild winter weather. I expect we will start seeing activity once the days start stretching a bit longer. Good luck to you!

 

[Daisy June]

Ya know, I have three daughters and everyone wants to know when they are going to have kids, and I just say that they'll have them when they're good and ready! Be patient; they look like healthy, happy chickens. Just wait until they give you the tiny new eggs (aka fairy eggs). You will fall in love.

 

[aart]

the tiny new eggs (aka fairy eggs).

New layers lay pullet eggs, fairy eggs are a whole other story.

 

[Clementine2022]

I have one hen who was 8 months old when she produced her 1st egg. Patience is key