Latest Point of Lay?

[MotherOfCluckers]

I have 9 pullets, all raised from day old chicks. The oldest were born around 5/25 and the youngest around 6/30. One of the first group is laying consistently as of 12/5, and one from the other group is starting to squat and act like she may lay an egg soon. My question is, what is the latest point of lay? I realize that as my girls were “old enough” to lay the hours of daylight decreased, so I’m sure that has a lot to do with it...but I thought I would ask the experts. When will they lay? Spring?

The first three from the 5/25 hatch are a barred rock (the layer), a cuckoo marans, and an Easter Egger. They’re all friendly, and I’ve seen the barred rock laying, but the other two do not squat.

Of the younger group one barred rock has started to squat this week, and her cell mate from the tractor store definitely doesn’t. They were sold as blue eggers but are definitely barred rock.

The four ladies that fall somewhere in the middle in age are three olive eggers and an Easter Egger...no one squats and the Easter Egger is very petite compared to everyone else.

 

[Homesteader Julie]

My BCM didn’t lay until she was 10mo old. Some breeds mature at a slower rate, especially heavy breeds. My EEs only took 6 months, but who knows exactly what their breeding is when they come from TSC.

It’ll happen soon enough and good luck!

 

[Perris]

I'm still waiting on an April hatch, and one May is just starting while another has been laying regularly for a month. My latest was an 11 month old last year, but then she continued to lay later than everyone else as we went into winter, and at the end of the day they all seem to lay the same number of eggs, give or take a dozen, so I don't think it matters much. It's just agony waiting for them to start !

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Unfortunately chickens don't read books and sometimes defy what is expected of them, they will probably wait until spring when the daylight gets longer. Don't give up hope, like the earlier poster said, when hers started later, she layed well into the winter. good luck with the waiting part as I am not that good at that either(no patience you see)...

 

[aart]

I realize that as my girls were “old enough” to lay the hours of daylight decreased, so I’m sure that has a lot to do with it

It has a lot to do with it....length of daylight hours and whether those are increasing or decreasing has a great affect.
My late May pullets just started laying at 31 weeks.
Be patient, they'll get there.

Here's some tips on......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[cmom]

My earliest was at 16 weeks and I have had them at around 36+ weeks. You never know. Some may lay an egg then not lay again for awhile. They are unpredictable. Good luck and have fun...