Could we do a "waitin' for eggs" rollcall?

[peeps7]

Well my black hen started giving me eggs and I'm so happy!!

 

[country freedom]

IMLOULOU What an avatar you have! I first thought I had a tiny biting gnat on my screen and I tried to move it off. Wow! I like it!!

 

[DoctorGoose]

6 wyandottes and 1 silkie pullet--18 weeks old. Two BRs--10 weeks old. 2 Goosies--10 weeks old. (Geese only lay in the winter? So will I have to wait until next winter for them to lay??)

 

[Wooden_Pony]

(Geese only lay in the winter? So will I have to wait until next winter for them to lay??)

I had geese when I was younger and they use to lay in the summertime to.​

 

[J.R. Richards]

We bought "40" day old pullets on April 15 2007 and at 21 weeks which was last week, one started laying daily and now a week later we have 4 laying. The other 36 will lay when they fele like it I guess. I have another 22 Pullets that are 9 weeks old and have a while for them to get with the program. We stopped buying eggs last week. I just realized that I bought them a day before I found this site.

 

[Wooden_Pony]

Welcome J.R. Richards to BYC!!

Also Congrats on gettting some eggs

 

[joanc]

I have 26 hens of various breeds that are 18.5 weeks. No eggs yet, though both DH and I are checking a couple times a day (I think he sneaks home from work during the day to check but won't admit it) lol.
The daylight is getting so much shorter-I'm not holding my breath for eggs anytime soon. So off to the store we go....

 

[Dawn419]

18 weeks old and waiting...!

Dawn

 

[GoodEgg]

Almost 16 weeks, so I'm starting to think of putting nest boxes in soon? I know it COULD be soon, or it could be a while.

At least my ducks give me 2 eggs a day now, so I haven't had to buy for over a week.

I hope the shorter days don't mean I've wasted the whole year. Guess we'll have to see. I wanted to order them sooner but it didn't work out that way.

trish

 

[GoodEgg]

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Hi Frank, and welcome to the board!

I'm afraid I don't have answers for you though. I do know that usually sexlinks and I think also often rhode island reds start to lay at a fairly young age, normally? Yours are almost 7 months old and not laying?

I don't know the factors that can cause them not to lay ... hopefully someone here will have an answer, or at least some questions for you!

trish