My pullet, Lilly, hatched out on 23 May of this year. She’s one of eight hens, the older seven of whom were hatched on 16 July, 2018. Lilly is, of course, at the bottom of the pecking order, but is not overly shy or afraid of anything or anyone. She’s very good at avoiding conflict and likes to hang out with the rest of the flock like a “normal” chicken.
She’s large (as was her mother), eats normally, drinks normally, behaves normally. She just hasn’t started laying yet. (Her Mother was a late bloomer too, but started laying at around six months.) Her face, comb, and wattles have been rosy for several months, but have been a darker red for the last couple of days.
She has liked to hang out in the nest box since she was a chick - keeps her away from the rest of the girls - so I can’t tell if she’s just hanging out, or is contemplating egg laying... How much longer do you guys think it might be before she lays her first egg? And obtw, the older girls are all molting and haven’t laid a single egg in two months!
She’s large (as was her mother), eats normally, drinks normally, behaves normally. She just hasn’t started laying yet. (Her Mother was a late bloomer too, but started laying at around six months.) Her face, comb, and wattles have been rosy for several months, but have been a darker red for the last couple of days.
She has liked to hang out in the nest box since she was a chick - keeps her away from the rest of the girls - so I can’t tell if she’s just hanging out, or is contemplating egg laying... How much longer do you guys think it might be before she lays her first egg? And obtw, the older girls are all molting and haven’t laid a single egg in two months!