How early have your birds started laying?

[jamieanne9]

My chickie-doos (as my 5 and 4 year old girls call them) started laying at 16 weeks WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION....noooo!!!! My brother was chicken sitting at the time and called to tell me they started laying! I was so bummed! We have 12 chickens and are up to 10 eggs today!! Woo hoo!!

 

[ChirpyChicks1]

Well I'm still egg-less. But my girls are only 16.5 weeks old

I should learn to be patient I guess. Now 5 out of 6 have red larger combs and wattles and have been practicing their egg songs! Holy cow they get loud

Still no squatting though

 

[kada6305]

on of my RSL started at 16 weeks, another brown egg layer ( RSL or Sussex) started at 17 weeks, another RSL started at 18 weeks. and two of my leghorns just started today, they will be 19 weeks on wed.

 

[chickenfever417]

Mine were 20 weeks....Finally got the first egg yesterday, Big and beautiful DOUBLE YOLKER!!!! Spied this morning to find my Black Sex Link in the nesting box and she layed another (much smaller) little brown egg today.

Now the wait begins for the Production Red and White Wyandotte to start laying...

 

[MalMom]

Mine just started laying at 22 week. One laid yesterday and I found the other this morning. I don't know if she laid it yesterday evening or this morning before I let them out. I'm pretty excited!

 

[kada6305]

Mine are 18 weeks. and 2 of our leghorns started laying today. here are todays eggs ) now I only need 3 more hens and 2 ducks to start laying

 

[chickenlily13]

Got a triple yoker the other day! First for me , never had one before. Came from one of my 19 wk old new Hampshire reds.They say you will get these at the beginning of there laying cycle , egg was huge like 2 pullet eggs together. Hoping for more!

 

[chickenlily13]

The egg far left was the triple yoker. nice

 

[chickenfever417]

The egg far left was the triple yoker. nice

WOW a triple!! That is exciting and HUGE. What breeds are the other eggs from?

 

[chickenlily13]

I believe my birds are new Hampshire reds. They may be a cross breed , TSC , said red pullets.