how long before a chicken starts laying?

[chickenbottom]

i got my first egg at 25/26/27 weeks and i have one that hasnt layed yet

 

[write2caroline]

According to literature - Around 18 weeks

But it is nature not literature that determines the when.

If mine were scheduled per the catalog and when they should lay..... in a perfectly scheduled world, I should get my first egg week of Sept 27th.....but I am not betting money on it! Chaos is so cool! And Random makes life interesting.
CAL
JAX FL

 

[BroomFarm]

They seem to lay somewhere around 20 weeks...give or take an eternity.

 

[brock4872]

Depends on the BREED. My Chinese Langshams n Jersey Giants took a whole year. USUALLY 4-6 months on regular size breeds. The first month or two the eggs are smaller than when the birds are more mature n will be more consistent laying. I think the silver wyndottes have been our best overall layers.

 

[Chicken kid12]

we got chickens in march that started laying at the end of the summer