My 2 hens are about 5 months old. They haven't started laying yet, and I'm thinking at this point, it'll be spring before they start. I think the days are getting too short. I do not plan to add artificial light, I like to let nature take its course, and I'm all right with waiting. Wouldn't it be better for them anyway, if they are more mature before they start laying? Seems like it to me.
What breed are they? Some breeds lay thru the winter, although they will slow down during the winter months. I sure hope you don't have to wait that long. I know how hard it is waiting for that first egg!
My pullets lay all winter but it only get down to about 15 degrees here in the CA mountains. The second year they quit laying in the winter. My daughters bantums lay some in the winter and they are several years old.
One's a Partridge Chanticler, which I understand is a "late bloomer", and the other is, supposedly, an Ameraucana. But she doesn't match anything I see on the Ameraucana Breeders Club Website.
