, or it could be me ignorance lol.
I think at least one lot did. I had 3 hatches, the early May Araucana started laying 05 October then stopped over winter for a couple of months! The 2nd lot were 31 May and then the Marans and Vorewerks were born 21 June.
Yep my Marans have been laying since January I think (I think around the same time as yours maybe?) and yes they certainly are a French breedMajority of my new layers are Black Copper Marans, I thought they all originated from France
. It is some of the others that can't have started as I'm only getting a max of 8 eggs from 14 (oops make that 13 just recounted - I must have forgotten to take off the Australorp we lost) hens / pullets. I'm pretty sure the Faverolles is laying, not sure about the 2 Orpington ( end of May hatch -I have read they can come late to the party though) or the 2 Vorwerks (end of June hatch). I don't know 
maybe they are all laying - I know the silkies aren't (I've moved them into thier own pen as they were too scared with the roos I think) so that only leaves 11 with my recount so a max 8 could suggest that they are all laying and they just havent' had a day where they all lay
Not quite that warm here in south west France (although last week we had up to 25c
) and not quite at 12 hours yet (maybe 11?) but yes all my girls this time are heritage breeds and I know at least Orpingtons are notoriously late layers!
Time to sit out there with a cookbook and read them recipes that include chicken
In my personal experience (with a mixed flock, many of which are not known "Excellent" layers), it is very rare to get an egg from every hen in the flock on a given day. I would think it more likely only if the hens in your flock are all "Excellent" layer breeds.so that only leaves 11 with my recount so a max 8 could suggest that they are all laying and they just haven't' had a day where they all lay
Ahhh yes I perhaps need to change my 'expectations' as my first 3 girls that have been my only layers since they started last spring (other than sporadic Silkie laying) are a Harco (black copper hybrid layer) and a Lohmann Brown (hybrid layer) and my Sussex - I had lots and lots of 3 egg days from them so kind of have been used to that! But you are right - I now have heritage breeds and they aren't going to be the same (but wowo - so impressed with the Marans - have 1 or 2 of thiers every day!).
