chicks still not laying!

[cafarmgirl]

My Chicks are 5 1/2 months old and still arn't laying! I have 2 barred plymouth rocks,2umm I forgot the breed lol they are red if that helps, 1 cochin, 1 I forgot the name again but she has an afro and is grey! When should they start laying? My 9 other 1-3 year olds are molting but I dont think my chicks are. I havnt seen any of my chicks feathers in the run-coop at all

Patience grasshopper! At their age they may or may not molt this fall like your older birds are doing. It also doesn't help that they days are getting shorter. But I do think your young ladies will start laying at any time.

 

[peep417]

Yayayayayayaya!!!!

 

[dharmasister]

they will squat when I put my hands on them and pick them up. I feed them laying pelets and my chickens have been molting for over a month an a half :/ only one chicken has stoped molting and starting to lay

You might want to check with one of the more experienced folks on BYC, but I've been under the impression that you shouldn't give a pullet laying pellets until they actually begin to lay. I think I read that it can actually damage their system. I think its better, if they eat together, to keep them all on Start and Grow (or a similar feed) and provide the laying hens with oyster shells. Your birds that require the extra calcium will eat it and the ones who don't will not.