2 of my flock of EE's just started laying...one at 31 wks (brown speckled egg from BCMaransXEE ) and one (green egg from White AMXEE) at 39 wks! I was prepared for the long wait because of past experience, but yes, it does seem to take forever. I do so love my bearded ladies. I can hardly wait to see what the other girls will give me. The eggs are almost as variable as the chickens who lay them. LOVE IT!!!
my EEs are also from Hoovers Hatchery in Rudd Iowa, and they started laying at 5 - 51/2 months and are still laying now that it's cold and wintery. I have 22 and get 12-19 eggs per day. Don't know if they are all laying or not. Some could be every other dayers, but on the whole, I think they are great! Friends of mine have chickens (not EEs) and they seem to have taken the winter off. I'm glad I'm not dealing with that.
9 months here for my EE Munkadoodle. Which I think is 36 weeks? She also has a Barred Rock coop mate who is also 9 months and no signs or an egg in my near future
EE is still pink, not red at all, and no interest in squatting. But she DOES have a pea comb so fingers crossed for a beauiful colored egg!