Dark Brahma still not laying at 22 weeks? Notmal?

[Pbccmom]

I purchased my dark Brahma “Bruh” from at 2 weeks old with my roster “Rock” a Plymouth Rock. He seems to have come to age and is mating with my Easter egger. My hen “Onxy” is not letting him mate yet she is still the highest peeking order and he doesn’t seem to want to make with his brooder buddy the dark Brahma. Does this mean she is not laying yet? I have not see any eggs but they do roam all day. My other two layers lay or around the coop and the rooster has tried to make with 3-4 month RIR old pullets but not the Brahma. I recently introduced the pullets. Can someone please explain this behavior? The Roo trying to make the pullets and not the 22 week of Brahma and why is she still not laying?

 

[Rose the Legbar]

Brahmas mature very slowly so she just isn’t mature yet probably.

 

[fluffycrow]

As mentioned by Rose the Legbar, Brahma are slower to mature. 22 weeks is not a lot, she’s still quite young.

Most males, mature roosters especially, will not mate with females that are not yet of breeding age and/or out of lay. One of the main ways females show their disinterest for mating is through their combs. A pale comb can mean that a hen is not laying, which for mature hens means that they are between laying cycles, while for young pullets means that they are not yet ready to start laying or mating.

I’m assuming that both your EE and RIRs have a redder comb and/or are already laying (as you mentioned), compared to the Brahma. That makes them more inviting to your cockerel, which is why he leaves your Brahma alone. This is a good sign, most cockerels do not really concern themselves with who is open to mating and who is not.

As your girl matures a little more, Rock will start paying attention to her as well, and you will hopefully have some eggs from her in the coming weeks

 

[Pbccmom]

As mentioned by Rose the Legbar, Brahma are slower to mature. 22 weeks is not a lot, she’s still quite young.

Most males, mature roosters especially, will not mate with females that are not yet of breeding age and/or out of lay. One of the main ways females show their disinterest for mating is through their combs. A pale comb can mean that a hen is not laying, which for mature hens means that they are between laying cycles, while for young pullets means that they are not yet ready to start laying or mating.

I’m assuming that both your EE and RIRs have a redder comb and/or are already laying (as you mentioned), compared to the Brahma. That makes them more inviting to your cockerel, which is why he leaves your Brahma alone. This is a good sign, most cockerels do not really concern themselves with who is open to mating and who is not.

As your girl matures a little more, Rock will start paying attention to her as well, and you will hopefully have some eggs from her in the coming weeks

Thank you ! The EE is laying but the RIR are too little they are like 3 mo this old still smaller than the EE not laying yet. I just introduced them so Rock is probably trying to dominate . He had mostly left them alone after the first few days