Does she look old enough to lay???

[dizzle's chicks]

I have been reading online and having the BYC family tell me that when the waddle and the comb is red and floppy its a sign that the hen is ready to lay. She is a brown leghorn named Foxy Brown and she is born on June 7th. she free ranges all day with her friends. I have been checking around the backyard and found nothing. Forgot to add that i recently introduced three new chickens to the current flock of five. the three younger chickens were born on September 7th. I hope that didn't mess anything up.

Thanks!

 

[mcjessen]

I would think she's old enough to lay but I don't know much about leghorns. She's very pretty. When she starts squatting for you, she's getting closer. Mine started laying about a week after the first squat. Good luck!

 

[nurse_turtle]

Leghorns are kind of flighty and the whole squat thing may not happens for you at all. Leghorns usually start laying 20-22 weeks old. That girl looks ready but without 14 hours of daylight, she most likely won't until spring when the days are longer.

 

[Creaking pines kids]

She looks old enough to lay to me. Hope you get your first egg soon!

 

[OC closet chicken fan]

funny name...
i have a brown leghorn just like yours...born in the same month too... her comb flops to her right side... still no eggs from any of my chickens yet.....

 

[sourland]

She actually looks like a hen that is already laying. Watch where she goes when you let her out of the coop in the morning.

 

[cmom]

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[OC closet chicken fan]

hey dizzle... just curious... has she started laying yet? mine started around christmas time...nice jumbo white eggs almost daily... very annoying egg song but finally laying