TheCopperCoop
Chirping
Set up: Our pullets turn eighteen weeks this weekend and none of them look anywhere close to getting ready to lay an egg. In the bunch there are Barnevelders, Mille Fleur D'uccles, Blue Fauvacanas, and Blue Copper Marans.
Context: Our chicks from earlier in the spring all started laying around 18 to 22 weeks, granted they're all different breeds. So with a little bit of research about my current pullets, it seems like they're all skewed more towards the latter ranger of egg laying (22 weeks to 9 months).
My question is: In your experiences, is it unreasonable to expect these younger pullets to start laying before next spring? I'm located in central Montana and our daylight length is already at about 12 hours and shrinking dramatically. By October 1, we'll be at 11 hours thirty minutes.
Context: Our chicks from earlier in the spring all started laying around 18 to 22 weeks, granted they're all different breeds. So with a little bit of research about my current pullets, it seems like they're all skewed more towards the latter ranger of egg laying (22 weeks to 9 months).
My question is: In your experiences, is it unreasonable to expect these younger pullets to start laying before next spring? I'm located in central Montana and our daylight length is already at about 12 hours and shrinking dramatically. By October 1, we'll be at 11 hours thirty minutes.