Chicken growth

[BEAR CREEK NAN]

When is a chick considered a chicken and at what age do they start laying?

 

[turkey girl 0964]

Depends on the breed. Most chickens are sexually mature by 7 months, and start to lay by then.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Chicks turn into pullets when they're a few weeks/months old. I generally call chicks pullets and cockerels once they're old enough to be sexed and confidently called pullets and cockerels.

Pullet: Female Chicken under One Year
Cockerel: Male Chicken under One Year

Once they're a year old (12 months from hatch) they're considered Hens and Cocks/Roosters : D When they start laying generally depends on the specific breeds ^^

 

[turkey girl 0964]

My bantams started to lay early.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

My american gamefowl mix pullet hasn't started laying yet, and she's 11.5 months old... The other pullet she was sold to me with just laid her first egg a week ago!

 

[BEAR CREEK NAN]

Chicks turn into pullets when they're a few weeks/months old. I generally call chicks pullets and cockerels once they're old enough to be sexed and confidently called pullets and cockerels.

Pullet: Female Chicken under One Year
Cockerel: Male Chicken under One Year

Once they're a year old (12 months from hatch) they're considered Hens and Cocks/Roosters : D When they start laying generally depends on the specific breeds ^^

Thank you for your info!

 

[BEAR CREEK NAN]

Depends on the breed. Most chickens are sexually mature by 7 months, and start to lay by then.

 

[BEAR CREEK NAN]

Thank you.
I'm getting some 6 week old female orpingtons at the end of April..guess it will be awhile for egg! Lol

 

[BEAR CREEK NAN]

Thank you for your info!

 

[BEAR CREEK NAN]

I guess there won't be any eggs for awhile!