Need help!

[Foghorn76]

We have a new flock of 7 hens and one rooster that are 20 weeks old. I have yet to get an egg. My dad got chicks 2 weeks after me and have been getting eggs a couple weeks now. They are kept in a pen but have some room to get their feet dirty. We have them on layer feed for at least a month and give them treats probably weekly. I just can’t figure out why they aren’t laying. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[fluffycrow]

What breeds do you have? It's still well within the normal range. Most of mine don't lay till 6 months. Yours will lay shortly, I get its very hard to wait even more for that first egg. By the way, you have pullets and a cockerel, not hens and a rooster

 

[Foghorn76]

What breeds do you have? It's still well within the normal range. Most of mine don't lay till 6 months. Yours will lay shortly, I get its very hard to wait even more for that first egg. By the way, you have pullets and a cockerel, not hens and a rooster

I have a Rhode Island Red, a couple murals, and a couple Orpingtons.

 

[Goatlover09]

Different breeds lay later or sooner than others. They just hit chicken puberty quicker Are they doing a little squat when you pet them or have their combs become bigger and redder lately? Those are signs eggs will come soon. I know the waiting is hard