new hampshire hens laying problems

[bornnraised]

i have 5 new Hampshire hens and 3 bantam cochin hens they are all 18 weeks should i be exspecting eggs soon. they keep puffing their feathers and are sitting in the nesting boxes all day. their comb is red/pink and they have been mounted by roosters. what should i do.

 

[sourland]

Wait patiently. 18 weeks is a little on the early side. They will soon be laying.