My 9 month old Olive Egger still hasn't laid

[thecreekhouse]

She's 1/2 Blue Copper Marans and 1/2 Easter Egger. She's large and gorgeous and healthy, and she's 9 months old.... And she's yet to lay ONE single egg! Is thi normal? Do some breeds just start laying later than others? I'm getting pretty disappointed.

 

[aart]

Yes some breeds do start laying later...Marans being one and sometimes EE's too.
Plus it's winter and if you haven't been providing supplemental lighting, you'll have to wait a bit longer.

Do you free range, might she be laying out in the range area?
Are you positive she's not laying? You're probably expecting a green/olive egg but if a blue egg gene from the EE didn't come thru, she may be laying brown.

ETA:
How does her comb/wattles look:
Plump, shiny red - usually means laying.
Shriveled, dryish looking and pale - usually means not laying.

Have you checked her pelvic points?
2 bony points on either side of vent:
Less than 2 fingertip widths apart usually means not laying.
More than 2 fingertip widths apart usually means laying.

 

[thecreekhouse]

Hmm! That's an interesting idea. Maybe she's laying dark brown eggs. I do have a Wheaten Marans and I had thought she was the one laying the dark brown eggs. But maybe it's the marans/ EE mix. On the other hand, I'm only getting 2-3 dark brown eggs a week, so...