So sad :( ...... (see pics)Update!!

[fordmommy]

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I almost spit out what I was drinking! (TEA) And could barely type this.

 

[FluffyColor]

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Every night,after they are up on the roost,read them a chicken recipe that sounds so good. After you're done, say,"That sounds soooo delicious,doesn't it? Makes me wanna bareecue some chicken.

Well, goodnight."Your hens will have a meeting and your scardey-cat hen

will say,"She's going to barbecue us!

!
"No,she's not,"says your bravest

hen."Why don't we start laying?Then she wont want to."
"Great!"says your most agreeable

hen.
"I have a better idea

says your most difficult

hen.
"We tell her if she barbecues us we'll come back as zombies and hold her captive in a cave without food or water.Then she'll be scared."
"Let's take a poll,"the brave hen says."All in favor of telling her we'll become zombies,raise a wing!"
The difficult hen raises her wing.
"All in favor of starting to lay?"
The brave,scared,and agreeable hens raise thier wings.

The next morning,you'll come and find eggs!

 

[Judy]

My younger flock started at just over 19 weeks. They are now 25 weeks, and I think there are a couple who STILL haven't started.

 

[fordmommy]

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You guys are killing me. I can't stop laughing!!!!!!

 

[AmyRey]

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

((((((((((((((((OP))))))))))))))))))))))

I can SO sympathize.

 

[Branderella]

I am right there with you. My girls are 23 weeks and no eggs, no squating, and kinda red/full combs!!!!

 

[AmyRey]

My girls have done ZERO squatting. Only two of them have reddish combs and wattles. I heard the egg song exactly once, about three weeks ago. And none of them are "receptive" to the advances of our rooster.

No indications (other than their age - 22 weeks) that they were ready to lay.

And yesterday, they surprised me with my first egg.

*** crossing my fingers for ya'll too ***

 

[briana1975]

Just keep looking for those first eggs. I was getting bummed out checking 2, 3, or 4 times a day for the first egg. But today was the day. Sure enough the last place I looked was a littlle brown egg, right there in the middle of a nest box.

 

[ChikeeMomma]

I feel your pain!!!!!!!!!! I have four 28 week old EEs who are not laying yet. Combs and face have been red for weeks, but nothing. I did notice yesterday that they started squatting. I was thinking of doing the same -- reading cookbooks for bedtime stories. Maybe that'll get those girls started.

 

[Jen4]

Awww hope you get an egg today!