No eggs yet

[Lisa Chicks]

My 6 month old white leghorn has not layed eggs yet. She has a good diet, exercise, a good nest box,and seems healthy. Is this typical?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

While production bred leghorns are often early to mature, there is nothing unusual about a 6 month old bird not yet laying. It can often be helpful to age birds in weeks vs. months with regards to maturation at this point -- also, is this bird of exhibition (breeder) or production (hatchery) lines? Can you take and post a photo or two of the bird so that we can see and assess the physical signs of maturity?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Just like humans, chickens mature at their own rate. There is no set time that a bird will start laying, they will lay when their bodies are mature enough to lay. Also, with the decreasing daylight, it will take longer for a bird to start laying.

Some other factors that can inhibit laying:
Feed, make sure they have feed available at all times
Water, do not let them run out. Eggs have a high water content.
Coop stresses, or predator issues.

 

[Maeschak]

My 6 month old white leghorn has not layed eggs yet. She has a good diet, exercise, a good nest box,and seems healthy. Is this typical?

Could she be hiding her eggs? My production leghorn would go to *extreme* lengths to hide her eggs.... just a thought.