Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[Scrambles55]

@mortie Welcome to the thread. Wait it out.

 

[BullChick]

I want some of the drugs you two were taking!

 

[BullChick]

That reminds me, my pullets are about 17 weeks old now. They should actually start laying around that day that I processed all of their brothers. Well, it looks like I am keeping one brother.
I can't be sure if I talked to you guys about it. My chicks are the first generation that some are gray. I happen to have a trio, and I want to separate them to see what they make.

 

[mortie]

no really. My babies are 17 weeks or 18 weeks or whatever. they are almost adult size. They are still a little pink and not looking at the nests except to sleep in them and poop in them. They hate me so I have no idea if they squat. They do not sing.

I'm pretty sure they are never going to lay eggs. Which is handy because I just gave away Hedwig and Penny.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

That chicken needs therapy


Mortie, you don't have a choice but to wait it out. Sounds like they are not close yet. 18-20 weeks is early. 24 weeks is closer to the average I think, but you never hear much about it. We always hear folks bragging about their early layers or lamenting the late ones.

 

[mortie]

I'm fairly certain they're going to wait til next year to lay.

I don't care. The store here had eggs on sale for .24/doz the other day.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

24 cents a dozen? What kind of eggs? Must be tobiko.

 

[mortie]

chicken eggs.

 

[BullChick]

Chicken feet.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

chicken eggs.

I knew that (was supposed to be a joke)