No eggs

[bantieboy]

I have 30 25 week old RIR hens and im only getting one egg a day. Are they gonna start laying anytime soon? I bought them to sell eggs And its kinda hard if i get one egg every other day.

 

[Kat'sChicks]

Just an idea here.......do your chickens free range? If they do, you may need to go on an egg hunt. I have 26 pullets that are 34 weeks now and for several weeks I was getting 5 eggs a day. I kept telling myself and DH that any day the rest would start to lay. Last Friday, our son sent me a text saying I missed some eggs that morning. He then sent me a pic of 16 eggs that had been laid in a seldom used horse feeder........I've since been finding them in an abandoned dog house, the wheelbarrow, behind a stack of wood in the barn, on a bale of straw.....I think you get the idea. I'm not saying yours are doing the same, but you may want to start hunting....LOL.
Good luck!

 

[wombat]

My RIRs usually start to lay at between 23-28 weeks.

Are yours showing redder combs, face and wattles yet? That usually comes just before they go into lay.

 

[bantieboy]

Yeah mine do free range i thought they were hiding them from me to but they arent. yeah some have really red combs and others are still pale ive been paying close attention to that to.

 

[feathersnuggles]

Are they squatting yet?

 

[bantieboy]

Im new to chickens i aint quite sure what that is.

 

[Wildsky]

RIR's lay once a month, so sounds about right.

JUST KIDDING!@!!!!

 

[bantieboy]

Haha i knew that wasnt right cause i picked them when i heard and read they were one of the best layers

 

[feathersnuggles]

Quote:
Squatting? It's very distinctive. When you move towards her or wave your hand over her back, she'll suddenly freeze in a crouched down postion, wings slightly flared, legs slightly apart, head tucked little bit. She's bracing herself for a rooster to mount her and perform his business.

Here's someone else's picture, 'cuz I can't seem to catch mine "in the squat":
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29577744@N06/3813512811/

They'll usually begin to squat a week or two before they start laying. OTOH, my EE has been squatting for over 2 weeks, and NO EGG YET.