Oldest chicken to lay first egg

[Perris]

BTW, the birds in your photo look fabulous!

 

[NaperLix]

Eureka! I have a month to hope.
The other 2 year old wellsummer will never lay,but there might be hope for the light Sussex,she does not crow,yet.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Being my chickens lay when my friends are not,says volumes.Thay eat a more natural diet to them,instead of all cornmeal,in layer,dry food.
Food doesn't make them male,genetics do.
I assume nobody knows if a hen has ever laid after a year,so that's that.

Do you have a photo of the Welsummer?

If it's hen it's a hen, but she may have damaged ovaries/reproductive system which caused a hormonal imbalance.

It's not uncommon for a hen to have spurs or even crow. I've had a couple of hens crow. One upon necropsy had cancer in the ovaries. The other one is still kicking. She rarely crows, I do know that she has symptoms of a reproductive disorder. She seems to crow more when she would have come back into lay from molting and in spring. I haven't heard her in a while.
https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...p/Can-a-hen-can-turn-into-a-rooster-H234.aspx

 

[NaperLix]

This is "little chicky" .Very friendly,smart,communicative.Runs toward sun.she was small at 2 months.

 

[Raylo]

What do you consider treats? Are mealworms considered treats?

 

[NaperLix]

I do not regard mealworms as treats,they need bugs,like the would catch,if they free roamed.i don't buy much layer food,they eat some at night,that's it.
Treats to me,are people food,cookies,crackers,doughnuts,such.They get those too,but a bite here and there.
Yogurt once a week,for the bacteria.Vinegar is hard on they're insides,don't give it.
Scientists are well aware of cross gender,easy to find on Internet.it is fairly common,not all caused by illness.My " little chicky" is spunky as ever.A happy chicken should always wag their tail and do a big flap with wings.Dust bath playing in the sand box is good too.Good sign they are pretty healthy.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

This is "little chicky" .Very friendly,smart,communicative.Runs toward sun.she was small at 2 months.View attachment 2021413

She's lovely.

 

[NaperLix]

An old thread said an Easter egger layed first egg after 2 years! So,there's hope.
Also,commercial chicken operations report up to %3 of hens never lay.Thats still a much better rate of fertility then other species.Humans run %10 or higher.

 

[IslandRockFarm]

The more dominant hen if you don't have a rooster may develope rooster characteristics. Like larger size, comb, and spurs. They will lay less frequently and become honorary gaurd of the flock. We had one who would lay an egg maybe once a week and they were smaller. I've read introducing a rooster can help to resolve this.

 

[NaperLix]

Update.1 year old finally layed first egg,fairy egg.