Egyptian Fayoumis Not Laying ?

[pullorroo]

My 18 week old Egyptian Fayoumis, who we have determined on this forum is a girl, has not produced any eggs that I know of yet..... Although they seem to make nests in the straw under their hen house, I have never seen any of my birds in the nesting box. The roof to the hen house allows natural light in, should it be dark ?

I keep the three of them in the coop until just past noon, then they have the run of the back-yard, not a big yard, have not seen them nesting out there. If they were eating the eggs, would I see the remnants of shells ?

Thanks- First time Chicken keeper

 

[ebonykawai]

It might still be too early. My 26 week old RIRs aren't all laying yet.

 

[cmom]

My first to lay was 17 weeks and the last was 27 weeks. Mine were from the same hatch. Some have posted that theirs didn't lay until 30 weeks.