canne50
Songster
- Apr 26, 2021
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Hi! Those are some lovely ladies!Hi, I’m a new chicken mom… I got Martha and her 8 sisters at TS in March. I was told they were 1 day old… so they should be 19 weeks today!! Are they? They are not laying yet…. I’m still feeding them starter. They are free range from 5am till 8pm then we lock them in the coop for the night….shouldn’t they being laying by now? Are they really 19 weeks?? Any help would be great… maybe I’m just being very impatient.
They will be laying very soon. The first eggs may be what is called 'fairy eggs. They are sometimes as small as a Robin's egg.
What time do you set them at free ranging? I keep mine in the run until mid to late afternoon to discourage free range nesting. By the time it's afternoon, most of mine have laid or return to their nesting boxes.
I have one girl that likes to lay everywhere she can find a quiet place outside the coop! She's very broody!!!
Best to you!