is it normal for my pullets to not be laying yet?

[Lgbchickie]

we have 5 pullets and I know its winter but 2 of our hens (an Ameraucana and an Easter egger) are starting to lay again

pullets are almost four months old their breeds are Rhode island red, black Australorp, a blue Plymouth/gold laced wyandotte mix, and a Buff Orpington/Gold laced wyandotte mix all of which I think are early layers, right? do you think once we move them into the big coop they might start laying? their current coop doesn't have egg boxes as it was for when they were babies but Charlie (our problem hen dm if your in the east Texas are and want a ameraucana) wont let them she bully's the chicks

and one of our cockerels is starting to crow (its adorable and pitiful)(the crow is pitiful, the cockerel is beautiful) and all three of our cockrels are squaring up with each other idk if that means there maturing because our chicks are like 3 days apart 4 are older 4 are younger

2 cockrels are younger 1 is older but they are all (except Percy he's a jersey giant so he's little as of now) the same size and have been living together since they were 4 and 7 days old

is it the weather or the chicks not being ready?

 

[WingItRanch]

I think are early layers, right?

Eh. This is a mixed bag. Every chicken is an individual and will mature at different rates.

do you think once we move them into the big coop they might start laying?

No.

is it the weather or the chicks not being ready?

Both.

We've all been there! Hard to be patient when you've cared for them all year and just want some eggs! This time of year all chickens can slow down because of the lack of daylight. Since it sounds like yours were born a little later in the year, there's a possibility some may wait to start laying until the days get longer again. No way to know for sure but I doubt changing the coop will have any effect.

It sounds like you have a lot of cockerels. What is the male to female ratio?

 

[SourRoses]

Excess cockerels can cause stress in the flock, and stress can cause delay or cessation of laying.

But the light levels this time of year are a main cause.
Pullets won't come into lay unless they're getting more than 13 or so hours of light whether natural or artificial (I'm adding a "usually" to avoid arguments).

 

[Ridgerunner]

we have 5 pullets and I know its winter but 2 of our hens (an Ameraucana and an Easter egger) are starting to lay again

Since they are starting to lay again I assume these are older mature hens that went through a molt. When they finish the molt some hens start laying regardless of the time of the year while others wait until the longer days of spring.

pullets are almost four months old their breeds are Rhode island red, black Australorp, a blue Plymouth/gold laced wyandotte mix, and a Buff Orpington/Gold laced wyandotte mix all of which I think are early layers, right?

Some pullets of these breeds will be early layers, which means they start laying around 5 months of age. Some don't start until much later. If I had ten pullets of these breeds in the warmer months with longer days I'd expect one or two to start by 20 weeks of age. I'd expect 5 or 6 to start by 24 weeks. I'd expect the rest to start by around 27 weeks, though I've had some wait until 9 months to start. But you don't have ten pullets of one breed so these averages don't really mean anything. Is your one Australorp one that starts early, starts late, or starts on average?

You've had two hens finish the molt and return to laying this time of the year. (I assume this is the case) The length of days did not bother them but it might others that molted. I've had pullets start laying this time of the year, the shortest days of the year. I've had pullets that waited until the days got longer to start.

do you think once we move them into the big coop they might start laying?

Chickens often don't like change. Moving them might cause them to wait a little while to lay if they were about ready. Moving them like that will sometimes stop a hen that is laying until she adjusts to her new surroundings. But "might" does not mean "always". Moving them might not bother them at all.

Your pullets are almost 4 months old. The earliest I've had a pullet start laying was at 16 weeks. That early is really rare in my flock and that is in the best of weather and day length. It is possible you could soon see an egg but it is more likely you will be waiting a little longer. "Almost 4 months" is really young to be laying.

and one of our cockerels is starting to crow (its adorable and pitiful)(the crow is pitiful, the cockerel is beautiful) and all three of our cockrels are squaring up with each other idk if that means there maturing because our chicks are like 3 days apart 4 are older 4 are younger

2 cockrels are younger 1 is older but they are all (except Percy he's a jersey giant so he's little as of now) the same size and have been living together since they were 4 and 7 days old

I assume your cockerels are almost 4 months old. That's about the time their hormones hit and they start determining who is the dominant one. They often want to mate the pullets also even if the pullets do not want them to. This sounds normal. It could remain fairly peaceful or it could get really wild down there. With living animals you don't get guarantees on behavior. When they are going through puberty you really don't get guarantees.

is it the weather or the chicks not being ready?

I think this means why are they not yet laying. The weather or length of days may have something to do with it but mainly they are just not ready.