Chicken laying. Help!!!

[Ms~Silkie~Girl]

what age do heavy breed chickens start laying eggs?

 

[WildBurroShirts.com]

I'm pretty new myself but from what I've read on here...depends on a lot of variables.

How much light in winter
Temperature
Protein content of their food...free rangers seem to lay earlyish


And the answer I've heard the most is: they lay when they're darn good and ready.

I hope they get with the program soon for you. I'm two months behind you but I'm hoping somebody starts popping eggs out by May.

 

[Silkiemama]

Isn't about 6 months old considered to be the average laying age?

 

[Schultz]

In my case, it was when they were ready and all of them weren't ready at the same time.

 

[gritsar]

Depends on the breed and the individual bird.
One of my LF brahma pullets started laying at 19 weeks old (almost 5 months old). The last two of my brahma pullets to lay were 38 weeks old (9 & 1/2 months old).
All raised together since hatch. Just goes to show chickens are individuals, just like the rest of us.

 

[Ms~Silkie~Girl]

I dont have the chickens yet but i am getting them in a couple weeks so im trying to learn a lot about them

 

[Snakeoil]

6 months is correct.

 

[cmom]

My first heavy breed chicken started laying at 17 weeks most of the rest between 20 and 23 weeks. The lastest was 27 weeks. I recently had one of my pullets start laying and she was 17 weeks also. My pullets are 20 weeks. My older girls are 2 yrs old. I think in another day or two, more pullets will start to lay. They are showing all of the signs.