Eggs?

[Sonya9]

I have a Light Brown Leghorn, Light Brahma, Black Jersey Giant, Jubilee Orpington, Blue Splash Maran, Easter Egger/Ameraucana

You will know when they are getting ready by the color of their combs. They turn bright red when laying and pale pink when not laying.

 

[RobertaD1]

How old is she?

Shes 20 weeks... about 5 months. She should have started at 6 months. I have some Rhode Island Blues (also called production blues) who should have started at 18 weeks, or 2 weeks ago... not an egg yet.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Oh wow! So how many months before she will lay?

Around 6 months. They're just BIG girls. Like, really big. Like Jersey Giant big. My girl laid last of my original flock!

 

[ChxLadyMary]

Around 6 months. They're just BIG girls. Like, really big. Like Jersey Giant big. My girl laid last of my original flock!

Wait six months old or 6 months from now?! How big will my Jersey Giant and Light Brahma be?

 

[CluckerFamily]

My 23 week old EE's started lay at 20 & 21 weeks old.

 

[Mamatomany123]

My earliest was one of my easter eggers at 16 weeks. My production birds started around 23 weeks (some still arent laying at 24 weeks) my other easter egger started around 23 weeks also.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Wait six months old or 6 months from now?! How big will my Jersey Giant and Light Brahma be?

Head and shoulders above your others. The hens of those breeds are usually more than 10 lbs. Hatchery birds are usually smaller, but you'll probably need to account for their size when deciding roost height and nesting boxes size. I have a Brahma and a Cochin who are both quote large. I used to have higher roosts with ramps, but they would still jump down (rather than use ramps) and I was constantly treating bumblefoot. Now my roost is at 12 inches from the coop floor - about 6 inches above the litter level. No more bumblefoot!

 

[ChxLadyMary]

Head and shoulders above your others. The hens of those breeds are usually more than 10 lbs. Hatchery birds are usually smaller, but you'll probably need to account for their size when deciding roost height and nesting boxes size. I have a Brahma and a Cochin who are both quote large. I used to have higher roosts with ramps, but they would still jump down (rather than use ramps) and I was constantly treating bumblefoot. Now my roost is at 12 inches from the coop floor - about 6 inches above the litter level. No more bumblefoot!

Wow! When you said they would lay in six months did you mean six months old or six months from now?

 

[Aunt Angus]

Wow! When you said they would lay in six months did you mean six months old or six months from now?

Six months old, on average.

 

[ChxLadyMary]

You will know when they are getting ready by the color of their combs. They turn bright red when laying and pale pink when not laying.

My leghorn is second from the left. Would you say she is close to laying? She is 4 months/16 weeks old.