Laying eggs and 2 months 3weeks

[Tslauson]

just because they were sold as day olds doesn't mean the were. did they have any feathers at all? on the wing?

No feathers at all when we got them!

 

[Tslauson]

They weren't much bigger than an egg lol

 

[redranger209]

Someone’s pulling your leg.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

They weren't much bigger than an egg lol

My April birds, never really lay before 4th of July.

Please post pics so we can see...

I too am having a hard time buying this. Is someone playing a cruel trick on you? What do you feed including treats and supplements?

ETA: Pics of the eggs and suspect ladies.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

something is up. no older birds?

 

[ButteCA]

What kind of chickens are they? I want some. :’)

 

[SurferchickinSB]

I am new to chickens and I have done lots of research but still have so many question! All my chickens were born April 1st. Yesterday afternoon I went to hangout with them and found 3 eggs. 2 light brown the same color and 1 a little darker and the same size. They were in the run. I was really surprised! We cleaned the coop and opened the nesting boxes. Are they suppose to lay this young? What do I need to do next to make sure they have everything they need?

Wow, that's early! I hope mine don't start laying before I get my nest boxes put in the coop! I was figuring I had a couple more months at least! What kind of chickens do you have?

 

[KikiLeigh02]

I would love to see pictures of the suspected ladies and your eggs too! I'm still waiting on a two 24 week old Buff Orpingtons to lay.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I see several options here:

1. They are older than you think (as suggested by others). You purchased small "day old chicks" but you can assume they may be up to 1 to 2 weeks old, though wing tip feathers are generally showing by 2 weeks in artificially brooded chicks.

2. Someone salted some eggs for you as a trick.

3. Your lighting situation stimulated faster growth on commercial production birds. How did you brood them? Did you have them in a red heat lamp or white? Or use a mother heating pad. Did they have access to natural light?

I have personally had broody hatched chicks grow into pullets that laid by 13 weeks...but that is about 3 months, not 2 months.

My January/February broody hatched production chicks frequently lay by early summer at about 3 to 3 1/2 months of age. But they are out in the natural lighting with a broody as the daylight is lengthening. (And yes, I double check my set, hatch, and lay dates).

You can manipulate the start date of lay by manipulating lighting as light affects the hormone output of the pituitary gland and growth. The big boys in industry do that, and often regulate the light to delay early onset of laying to avoid some potential internal problems.

So if nobody is playing a joke on you, I'd look at those RIR, especially the one you think is a rooster. If you got them from a feedstore, they are production reds which mature quickly.

Post photos so we can see what you think may be roos...they could actually be early onset production layers.

With the mid-tone brown color, I'd lay odds on the Production RIR. That is a typical color for them.

My thoughts.
LofMc

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I agree. Someone planted some eggs as a trick.
Chicks of the chicken kind (gallus gallus domesticus)
can't be developed enough to ovulate by 9 weeks. 15 weeks is the earliest I've heard of. 18 weeks is even early. 20-24 is more common.
This time of year they will lay earlier than reaching POL after summer solstice (5 days ago) and before winter solstice.