First Egg Countdown

[Bitter Farm]

Can I jump in a question rather than reading everything? I recently purchased some Gold sexlinks to add to my flock. I was told they were about a month away from laying. It has now been 6 weeks and I'm getting nothing. I have 3 Reds and an Austrolorp that have been laying this whole time (they're about 18 months old). How soon should I expect eggs? I understood it to be about 20 weeks, but now at 22 I'm getting kind of anxious. Are my new girls just slow or do you think they were younger than I was told? Thanks

 

[redrstr29]

bitter farm- yes and no....out of my 12, 1 started at 18 weeks and the rest at about 20 weeks im at 22 and still have one that hasn't laid, were did u get yours, and are they squatting?, or how do their combs look?
a pic would help, if u see my last pic post that's what mine look when they start...Are they on steady layer feed?
I hope this helps? any questions just ask!!

Aldo

 

[Happy Chooks]

Can I jump in a question rather than reading everything? I recently purchased some Gold sexlinks to add to my flock. I was told they were about a month away from laying. It has now been 6 weeks and I'm getting nothing. I have 3 Reds and an Austrolorp that have been laying this whole time (they're about 18 months old). How soon should I expect eggs? I understood it to be about 20 weeks, but now at 22 I'm getting kind of anxious. Are my new girls just slow or do you think they were younger than I was told? Thanks

Chances are you were given the wrong age. Do you have a picture of them?

 

[Bitter Farm]

Here's the best picture of one of my Goldies. Taken tonight. When I got them 6 weeks ago they were nearly as tall as my RIR's but much skinnier, they've plumped up a lot since then. How much should I be holding my breath?



And the other 2, one is trying to camera dodge.

 

[redrstr29]

they should be laying verrrry soon....did you get them from the feed store? they look like my twins lol,,,

 

[redrstr29]

im thinking they are around 20 weeks so any day or atleast in the next couple of weeks

 

[redrstr29]

the front 2 are laying,,,,this was about 2 weeks ago

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Can I jump in a question rather than reading everything? I recently purchased some Gold sexlinks to add to my flock. I was told they were about a month away from laying. It has now been 6 weeks and I'm getting nothing. I have 3 Reds and an Austrolorp that have been laying this whole time (they're about 18 months old). How soon should I expect eggs? I understood it to be about 20 weeks, but now at 22 I'm getting kind of anxious. Are my new girls just slow or do you think they were younger than I was told? Thanks

Here's the best picture of one of my Goldies. Taken tonight. When I got them 6 weeks ago they were nearly as tall as my RIR's but much skinnier, they've plumped up a lot since then. How much should I be holding my breath? And the other 2, one is trying to camera dodge.

i would say they told you the wrong age. These look maybe 2 weeks away maybe a Little less. They don't look very red in the face but that can happen within a week

 

[fingbob]

I got my 7 hens on November 1st and only 2 are laying. Count your blessings if they sart as early as 22-24 weeks.

 

[fingbob]

This one started laying the day I took this,That was 3 weeks ago and she was 23 weeks old