Eggs

MonkeyZero

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Sep 14, 2007
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Sorry about doulbe posting but

HI ALL!!!

Well, when do MOST chickens start to lay eggs? They are about 4 1/4 -5 months old. What will the need to lay?
 
Generally it depends on the breed or how big they are going to be. Small breed hens may start to lay around 5 months, and the largest hens may not lay til 8 or so months. I've had hens start as late as 7 1/2 months (Buff Orpingtons)
Kinda makes sense that larger birds take longer to mature...
And since we have started into fall, things are a bit more unpredictable. So it also depends on where you live and what the weather is like. I live in a mild northern california climate and my hens are laying like crazy.
 
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Someone needs to tell my gang this!
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They've been giving me eggs since 19 and a half weeks and I suspect one of our Mottled Cochin ladies has decided to go broody on us right at 23 weeks old as of today! She's been on the nest since yesteday morning!
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Dawn
 

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