How old was your hen when she laid her 1st egg?

[eggsited chickens]

Breed of hen-Rhode island red

Age in weeks when she laid-20 weeks and 3 days

If you have more than one of that breed, did they all start laying around the same time?- don't know yet...so far, no

Color of egg- light brown

Size of egg 4 3/4" round and 2 1/4" long

will get pics tomorrow.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Breed: Earliest: Latest: Egg color: Egg size:


Ameraucana 26 wks. pale green small

Andalusian, Blue 23 wks. white small at first

Aracauna 18 wks. lt. blue/teal small to medium

Australorps, Black 17 wks. 21 wks. brown large to extra large


Brahmas:
Brahma, Light 19 weeks 39 wks. lt. brown/cream/pink med. to extra large
Brahma, Dark
Brahma, Dk, Banty 20 wks. peach small


Buttercup, Sicilian 24 weeks white small to medium?


Cochins:
Bantam Cochin 16 wks. brown small to medium
Blue Cochin 18 wks. brown small to medium
Buff Cochin 22 wks. brown small to medium
Red Cochin 18 wks.


Cornish:
White Cornish Rock 19 wks.


Maran:
Cuckoo Maran 18.5 wks. 35 wks. dark brown small to large

Delaware 20 wks. 22 wks. light brown medium to large

Easter Egger 18 weeks 31 wks. mint/pink/olive/ small to extra large
pale blue/cream

Langshan:

Leghorn:
Brown Leghorn 25 wks.


Orpingtons:
Orpington, Buff 19.5 wks 20 wks. light brown
Orpington, White 23 wks. light brown small / medium


Reds:
New Hampshire Red 16 wks. 19 wks. brown medium to large
Production Red 18 wks. brown
Rhode Island Red 16 wks. 25 weeks light brown medium to large

Rocks:
Buff Rock 25 wks. pink to lt. brown medium
California White 19 wks. 22 wks. white
Rock, Barred 16 weeks 24 wks. light brown large
Rock, Black (Harco) 16 wks.
Rock, White 16 wks. 19 wks. brown small to large


Sex Links:
Black Star/Sex-link 16 wks. 20 wks. lt. brown/ brown medium to extra large
GoldSL/Golden Comet 15 wks. 21 wks. lt. brown. medium to extra large
ISA Brown 16 wks. 19 wks. brown medium
Red Star/Sex-link 15 wks. 20 wks. brown


Silkies:
Silkie 17.5 wks. cream/tan tiny
White Silkie 20 wks. 21.5 wks. pink ?


Sumatra 19 wks. lt. beige medium


Wellsummer 25 wks. lt. brown medium
w/dark speckles
White Faced Black
Spanish 19 wks. white extra large

Wyandotte:
Silver Laced 23 wks.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

My Light Brahma finally, finally, FINALLY laid, just shy of 26 weeks!!!!!

She spent DAYS checking out the egg boxes and wandering around seeming distressed. Today, I caught her in the egg box really working at it, and I think I even heard the egg come out

but I sure am glad she finally passed that puppy!

 

[Loon]

Congratulations! I have one light brahma who has not laid yet. She is 20 1/2 weeks old. They must be late bloomers.

She's the biggest hen I own too. My husband had a talk with her and told her she was slacking since the tiniest bird (golden comet) was the first to lay at 16 weeks.

 

[ducks4you]

Breed: Rhode Island Red
Earliest: 17 wks.
Latest: ??-7 birds are laying in the same spot, can't identify who
is laying when OR if all my hens are laying yet
Egg color: light brown
Egg size: small, BUT I've had 2 double-yokers that look
adult size

 

[Im4dabirds]

I don't see Sussex on the list. Anyone know about them?

 

[boobybunny]

I can finally say for sure that everyone is laying. We got 5 eggs today!!!!

4 RIR
1 SLW
born on or about 3/31

23 weeks old

 

[Olive Hill]

We've had them lay first from 16 weeks to almost 30 weeks in the past. This year only one of the pullets has started laying thus far.

ISA Brown - First Egg at 19 weeks, 6 days

Medium sized, medium brown in color, nice thick hard shell. Has missed only 1 day since.

The others:

Silver Laced Wyandotte - Age: Approx. 21 weeks? No Egg yet.

RIR - Age: Approx. 21 weeks? No Egg yet.

 

[toletiquesbysam]

I had my 1st eggs this week and mine are 20weeks old. Don't know who laid them, sorry!

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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I have a hen and rooster, and the brahmas were the slowest by far to feather out. The rooster even had a bare tail area forever. They are VERY slow maturing. But the light brahma hen is simply gorgeous!