kfrank12
In the Brooder
- Sep 19, 2018
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Hi there, this may just be me being impatient, but our 4 girls are just about 23 weeks old, and have not started laying. Our buff and barred rock seem like they are close. They've got nice red combs and waddles and our barred rock has become extremely vocal when we approach the coop/run now. But they still aren't laying! Our other 2 (blue lace and americauna) I think still have quite some time. They don't really have a comb or waddle and they are just slightly turning red.
We are in Texas and have been getting a ton of rain and thunderstorms for close to a month. Our temperatures have been fluctuating and as of last week, we went straight from summer into winter over night. Literally, we skipped right over fall!
Could this delay them starting to lay eggs? We have the run covered but it still gets pretty water logged. And the rain is daily now it seems. I have always heard that loosing daylight earlier could effect it as well, so I'm worried that could be playing a roll as well the rain and the sudden drop in temperatures.
Could all of the above make them delay laying at all until the Spring? We've had them since they were 5 weeks old, so I'm anxious to start getting eggs!
We are in Texas and have been getting a ton of rain and thunderstorms for close to a month. Our temperatures have been fluctuating and as of last week, we went straight from summer into winter over night. Literally, we skipped right over fall!
Could this delay them starting to lay eggs? We have the run covered but it still gets pretty water logged. And the rain is daily now it seems. I have always heard that loosing daylight earlier could effect it as well, so I'm worried that could be playing a roll as well the rain and the sudden drop in temperatures.
Could all of the above make them delay laying at all until the Spring? We've had them since they were 5 weeks old, so I'm anxious to start getting eggs!
