RIR age for laying?

[Lucysmom002]

I think one of my RIR's laid an egg today! She's only 13 weeks old? Is that possible? She laid in right in the grass. I guess I need to get them in the nest boxes??

 

[Lucysmom002]

Or, it could've been the Buff Brahma.. was thinking she was a rooster though.. I posted pics of he/she under "what sex is this".

 

[R_Chickens]

Wow! We got our first eggs today at 16 weeks. Thought that was early!

My guess is that you have a cross-dresser in the flock

The BB?

It's a guess, though. Others here know more.

- JC

 

[Lucysmom002]

LOL My 1 year old Buff Orpington lays that kind of egg but she goes in the boxes. I can't imagine that she'd lay right by the other chicks?

 

[Lucysmom002]

Of course, the kid I bought them from could've had the age wrong too..

 

[R_Chickens]

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That seems like a good possibility, too

- JC

 

[opalwednesday]

how cool. my RIRs started laying at 20.5 weeks. (they were born in april) and after two weeks of spotty production they seem to be turning into efficient egg machines

 

[Lucysmom002]

nice!

 

[Nicole01]

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April of this year???? My RIR was hatched March 9 and will be 17 weeks tomorrow according to the calendar.

. My RIR is ready to lay any day. I hear the egg song come out from nowhere every once in a while. Her comb grew a bit over last night and her face is very red. So any day!

It's a bit hot here, so maybe that is why she isn't laying.

 

[opalwednesday]

oh my, I mean february

I WAS going to have april chicks but I couldn't wait, lol.

It's been over a hundred degres here for a month now, I think my girls hate it but their misting system really helps. Good luck!