Still no eggs... Are we wrong?

[PREPPYGURL46]

Hello all! Petunia and Lilac should be laying by now At our count, they are 23 weeks old Barred Rock pullets. But not a single egg. My husband is convinced Lilac is a rooster (long story but we were sold 3 young roosters when told they were older pullets so we are very on edge about this whole thing ). Petunia has a much lighter face, smaller crown, almost non-existent waddles while Lilac is the opposite. They both have very fluffy bums. No spurs on either. Lilac is constantly making a low whine coo noise when we talk to her. Petunia is very quiet.

We did have some stress that involved a dog, a fox and the loss of their sister that I wonder if the stress is contributing to the lack of eggs (we are trying to get a few more friends for them but no luck yet). What's your opinion?

Lilac

Both, Lilac in back

Petunia

 

[OneHappyDuckie]

Both are girls.

 

[Janeothejungle]

Both look like girls to me, and my girls have much larger comb/wattles. Mine took awhile to get going (25ish weeks), but I just blamed the weird weather and various stresses. Patience, grasshopper.

 

[Kanekoded]

Both are pullets. Give 'em a couple more weeks as eggs aren't guaranteed to arrive on the breed's due date.

 

[fluffycrow]

I'd give them a couple more weeks, they're still pretty young. Wattles and comb seem to be getting pretty red, especially on Lilac, so she's getting close

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Both are pullets, otherwise they would have pointed hackle, saddle, and sickle feathers. Also, roosters are often lighter in color when they are Barred.

 

[Little Baby Bean]

Hello all! Petunia and Lilac should be laying by now At our count, they are 23 weeks old Barred Rock pullets. But not a single egg. My husband is convinced Lilac is a rooster (long story but we were sold 3 young roosters when told they were older pullets so we are very on edge about this whole thing ). Petunia has a much lighter face, smaller crown, almost non-existent waddles while Lilac is the opposite. They both have very fluffy bums. No spurs on either. Lilac is constantly making a low whine coo noise when we talk to her. Petunia is very quiet.

We did have some stress that involved a dog, a fox and the loss of their sister that I wonder if the stress is contributing to the lack of eggs (we are trying to get a few more friends for them but no luck yet). What's your opinion?

Lilac
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Both, Lilac in back
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Petunia
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Pullets.

 

[loyalcrowlist]

Are they doing that hen squat thing? For me, that was the biggest tell my hens were about to lay. But yeah, those are hens! Probably just taking their time.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

They're hens and they're close. With the lengthening days they will be stimulated to lay.

 

[PREPPYGURL46]

Are they doing that hen squat thing? For me, that was the biggest tell my hens were about to lay. But yeah, those are hens! Probably just taking their time.

They don't do the squat! That was my hesitation. They will just duck to the side once they are sure you don't have snacks.