EEs -- how old was yours when she started laying?

[CMV]

I've got you all beat. One of my EEs waited until she was 40 weeks old to lay. I had given up on her and just assumed she was laying brown eggs. I was over the moon the day I got 2 green eggs instead of the one I was used to getting. I started doing the math and had have a talk with her about her poor job performance. She was unimpressed.

 

[bloom_ss]

My six EEs are 22 1/2 weeks old but no eggs yet. Two of them are VERY red in the face and their combs look like they are getting bigger daily and today I saw them sitting in the nest boxes when I went out with treats. Three of the others are only a little red and one is still just pinkish...not red at all. I am hoping the two that are looking ready to lay will start soon.

My hubby swears he is only giving them until 30 weeks and then they are chicken soup. I won't let him do it though...he doesn't get that some chickens just don't start laying when they are "supposed" to.

 

[Mother_Hen2011]

2 of mine have started laying at about 28 or 29 weeks

They are now 31 weeks so it wasnt long ago when they started rofl I now am getting 2 eggs a day so about 14 eggs a week from 2 EE I have 3 lol the other I dont think has started to lay yet.. Still waiting.

 

[McCoop]

Both my EE's started laying. One at nearly 28 weeks and the second at 31 weeks she laid her first egg Christmas day!

 

[RedDrgn]

Ours is 26 weeks old and not laying yet, though she does squat and has been caught investigating the nest boxes.

 

[smarsh]

mine were from McMurray. They started laying at 21 weeks, all 5 by 22 weeks. great layers the first 12 months, easily 1,000 eggs probably1300. not so good since.