Lavendar orpington hens and sapphire splash hens

[jmjordan]

Anyone have any ideas when my lavendar orpington hens and my sapphire splash hens will start to lay eggs. They are now 15 weeks old.

 

[Rainwing]

18 weeks is general rule of thumb for the earliest egg laying breeds. So sapphires I'd say 18-20 weeks. I think orpingtons lay at around 6 months which is closer to 26 weeks, this is because they are more dual purpose than made for laying eggs.