laying???

[nicoletm24]

I have 3 brown leghorns, 2 EEs, 1 Black Astrolourp (sp?) and 1 Buff Cochin....what age do they start laying? i gave away all my old hens (that weren't laying but 1 egg a day out of 7 of them), and I'm anxiously waiting to see a green egg pop up

I got tired of feeding the oldies and not getting eggs. So, now with a whole new crew....when can I expect to see some results? The leghorns are at LEAST 6 months old. They are the most wild and skiddish birds I've ever seen...very wild and un tame. the others raised from just a week old, and they are great. but they are about 4 months i think.


any ideas would be great. I'm hoping one day I'll go in there and it'll be like Christmas...I'll have all sorts of diff eggs, haha.

 

[CoffeeCow]

I Got my flock in May, around the 20th or so. I am not expecting Eggs till November. Maybe they will lay one on my Sons 3rd birthday (Nov. 28), that would be very cool.

I think its about 20 weeks or so for most breeds, those leghorns of yours should start soon, I think I read somewhere that they take a bit longer to mature than smaller breeds... Although I may be confusing them with Jersey Giants.

idk if that helped you any or not, lol but I tried

 

[9 Feathers Farm]

The leghorns should start soon, they mature a little faster and the general range is 16-23 weeks. The others ones are in the 23-29 week zone. Of course, that is just an average. They could start earlier or go later. Unforuately there is no difine answer, you just have to wait. A couple signs to look for are deepening color of the comb, doing the "squat" when you bend down to touch them, widening of the pelvic bones. Hope this helps!

 

[nicoletm24]

THANKS! I'll keep my eyes out for some eggs soon!