RIR 24 Wks/ Rocks 21...No Eggs

[ThinkingChickens]

A neighbor was telling me that his chickens didn't lay the first year he had them. They laid the following spring and then were an egg a day each. Gosh I hope my girls don't do that to me.

 

[skillswife]

This is my threat...dog food....it didn't work

Out of 31 the only 1 I have that started laying was Millie and now she is Broody

But most of mine are only 14 weeks so its still early.

 

[shellyga]

I too am waiting.. somewhat impatiently .. for eggs..

I have several Orpingtons.. a buff.. a couple blues and a black.. that I know are pullets.. that are 24 weeks old.. actually probably closer to 25/26 since they were hatched at the end of December. Still nothing.

I have some BLRW the same age.. one is a rooster for sure.. so no eggs expected from him...lol.. but the other 3 have no excuses.

I have 2 RIR and 2 Red "star" (think that is hatchery speak for Sex-link) that supposedly lay earlier than most.. they are 20 weeks old and still nothing...

I have two delaware pullets.. not sure when Delawares should be expected to lay.. but they too are 20 weeks old.. still nothing.

I have on Speckled Sussex young hen that was laying when I bought her.. nothing..

With the heat and the broody hens.. my egg production has gone way down.. I figure when all these girls finally decide to lay.. I will be swimming in eggs

But until then.. I go out each morning.. looking for any new signs that someone might be thinking of laying an egg soon. Combs are pinking up nicely..and a couple are nice and red.. I also have a talk about the reason we got chickens in the first place... they just cluck and walk away!!

Shelly

 

[sanyijr]

Still nothing!

Sad, sad. I have resigned myself to the fact that I have 10 roosters. And perhaps in a few days, or sadly, in weeks, when(if really) I get eggs, I will have witnessed a miracle.

Roosters that don't crow and lay eggs.

I will just look at them as pets without benefits!

 

[Taylor]

I have BO's and BR's and RIR's they are all 17 wks old tomorrow, and they all still have non-existent combs

except 1 RIR and 1 BO theirs are sorta big and turning red and they are pretty good size too, but for the rest of them thet are almost as big as my current layers of whandottes and ISA-Browns, but their combs are still small. will they ever lay????

 

[Brand New Chicken Momma]

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At least you have kept your sense of humor about it! I'm crossing my fingers that they will start soon

 

[sanyijr]

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At least you have kept your sense of humor about it! I'm crossing my fingers that they will start soon

Me too. As are my girls. (wife and kids) But the clock is ticking.

Luckily, work is busy and so my mind is off of it for the most part.

But when i get home.....

, only to be dissappointed again......