Hugh?

[chicken_angler]

When I got my 6 Ridgeway New Hampshire pullets, the man at the feed store said that they will be about 12 weeks old when they start laying. Mine are turning 9 weeks old tomorrow. My friends dad has a ton of chickens and said mine will start laying in December. Just to give you a timeline, I bought mine on Wednesday april 23. I need some advice on when they should start laying and will they become broody around the time they lay their first eggs?

-Chickenman8

 

[ChickenToes]

Most usually don't start laying until somewhere around 20 weeks. Some lay sooner, around 14 weeks, some later.

Not all hens go broody - my MIL had chickens for over 2 years and not a single one ever went broody.