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).