Behavior leading up to first egg

[Firsttimehens1234]

Their combs are developing and getting pinkish red. I need an up to date pic. Hard to tell on the feed. I spoil the heck out of them and food is always available.

the pictures I have attached is my bcm before laying and a little while after starting,you can really se a difference in the color, I have a topped chicken as well and it’s really the red color you should pay attention to.
it’s perfect that you always have food available, when they are starting to get ready to lay they use more energy so I think they prob love to be spoiled, i mean who wouldn’t
When/If you have time you can attach a photo of them,
I also looked back at older photos of mine to kinda see if I could see a growth in their comb

 

[BirdLvr56]

Their combs are developing and getting pinkish red. I need an up to date pic. Hard to tell on the feed. I spoil the heck out of them and food is always available.

 

[BirdLvr56]

Grabbed a couple on the run. Nowhere near as red as yours but I still feel it coming.

 

[BirdLvr56]

Grabbed a couple on the run. Nowhere near as red as yours but I still feel it coming.

I have a 12 wk old bcm I rescued a week ago from a filthy poultry farm. She's a sweetheart and come a long way in past week and a half. Flock gives her a hard time but she has a little silkie I rescued at the same time and it sticks to her like glue.

 

[Firsttimehens1234]

Very cute

I have a 12 wk old bcm I rescued a week ago from a filthy poultry farm. She's a sweetheart and come a long way in past week and a half. Flock gives her a hard time but she has a little silkie I rescued at the same time and it sticks to her like glue.

all your pullets are super cute, my guess would be that in the next couple of weeks their comb would start to be a lot more red. I personally don’t think they will start before 16 weeks, mainly bc their combs are very light pink and 14-15 weeks are very early to start. But you never know,I have also heard stories of people who have had a hen who layed an egg when she was young and not quite ready, but still layed one egg and then waited for a couple weeks to start.
I don’t know if you already have done this but you can put a couple of false eggs in their nesting boxes,that helped mine getting started