My girls aren't laying yet...!!!??

[wjallen05]

I have the following (hens):

7 White Leghorns and 2 Easter Eggers= 25+ weeks old. Out of those I am getting: 4 White and 1 Green egg a day.

and...

4 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Buff Op, and 1 SL Wyandotte= 22+ weeks old. Out of those I am getting: NO BROWN EGGS!!

What the heck?!?! Shouldn't they be laying by now??

I got them from Ideal Poultry, btw.

 

[Big C]

Our last batch of rir's started at 21 weeks. They are small yet but they are starting to be consistent.
You should be close.

 

[wjallen05]

Only one of my RIRs is getting a red comb. *sigh* I'm very dissapointed in them. Especially the Leghorns... they should all be laying by now. And yes, I feed them laying pellets. They also free-range sometimes.

 

[NCricky]

my rir's are the same age and no eggs yet here also.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

A watched pot never boils!

Patience. It may be the heat this time of year slowing them to point of lay.

 

[cmom]

When the comb and wattles turn red, eggs are soon to follow. Most of my RIR's started laying at 20 - 24 weeks. I had one that was almost 30 weeks before she started laying. Also the last couple of weeks my eggs have slacked off some I think due to the heat. I have been putting ice chunks into their water and some electrolytes. I had one hen that just went through a molt and another one going through one now.