New member and new to raising chickens

[henlette]

These are my chickens the silver one has been laying in the dirt and trying to build a nest for almost two weeks i haven't got any eggs yet but orange and black one started laying the day after i got her I'm just wonrdering when can I expect eggs from the silver one oh and her name is taco my kids named her lol

 

[N F C]

Thanks for sharing a photo. How old are your birds?

Thanks for joining us!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, henlette, and ! Great to have you aboard! Here's a link where you can locate the PA thread if you'd like to chat with local chicken keepers: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you
Best wishes and thank you for joining BYC!

 

[henlette]

Im not sure on the age and i dont want to guess either cause I night get it wrong i would guess though they might be a couple of months old but i can't be to sure though

 

[N F C]

Im not sure on the age and i dont want to guess either cause I night get it wrong i would guess though they might be a couple of months old but i can't be to sure though

You'll be able to tell when your girls are close to laying by certain signs...their combs and wattles will get darker red and they may start squatting down for you. If your silver is only a couple months old, you have probably at least another couple months to wait, maybe longer.

Be patient, the eggs will come when the hen is ready!

 

[henlette]

Thanks lol well another this is this morning when big red layer her egg taco ran over and started to sit in the nest i just thought that was a little strange

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[CuzChickens]

Hello there, and welcome to Backyard Chickens! If you are new to chickens, I can think of no better place to begin than the Learning Center! Here is a link to it:https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center, read away! Also, if you can post some closer up pictures of your pullets in this page, they might be able to give you an estimate on how old she is, and if she is near laying age:https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this. I hope you enjoy BYC as much as I have!!

 

[henlette]

Thanks i will check this out

 

[QueenMisha]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you.