For those of you waiting for your first eggs....

[Achickenwrangler#1]

Wow this thread did it! First egg laid from red hens! Brown with tiny freckles! So pretty. Cut up an apple for a treat. Rooster is sittingin his nest clucking away...they are looking at me like, can we go outside now?

 

[galanie]

I have 3 BO - 1 broody, 1 with chicks, 1 not laying but every other day right now.
Then I have a buncha black orp pullets, 26 weeks old, none laying yet. C'mon girls! 12 chickens and no eggs is driving me crazy lol!

 

[Jeffross1968]

Never know when they will begin to lay. I bought 5, all different breeds but all hatched January 29th. 2 of them started laying first of July, the speckled Sussex and the BO. A week or so later the EE laid. Today, finally, the SL Wyandotte laid, and the light Brahma still hasn't...

 

[goldtopper]

My first GL Wyandotte laid 3 weeks ago, steady, then died from internal laying. My other GLW, BL Aust and my 2 Buff O's, all 28 weeks haven't laid yet!
2 are squatting, but no eggs.

 

[LT]

We have one hen who started laying at 18 1/2 weeks. This week they will be 20 weeks, and I think we have a few more girls who are very close to being ready to lay. Now, if only the weather would cooperate.

 

[Prisserbabe]

Luckys! Still patiently waiting at 14 1/2 weeks

Come one girls i will keep up a postitive attitude but i am gonna need a egg at 16 weeks ok

 

[christy0701]

i have 6 rir that are 18 weeks and still nothing yet come on girls i need some eggs.

 

[threecutechicks]

Patience? NOT!!! My girls are now 17 weeks, my neighbor bought his girls one month prior to me and has been getting eggs now for over a month

. I have the nest box in with a fake egg, all 3 are squatting and their wattles and combs are nice big and red. But, we can't rush mother nature.

 

[cheryl98117]

I have 6 Wheaton and Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullets that will be 23 weeks old on Wednesday! And I'm still waiting.

The long wait is always hard.

 

[AUChick9202]

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I am right there with you! My girls are 16-19 weeks and are just as you describe your girls. My neighbor across the street with younger chickens (and similar breeds) is getting eggs now too. I am glad to know that I am not the only one still waiting