Sultan still has not laid an egg

[gpamela3499]

I have a little sultan Pullet that has never laid an egg.She is almost 6 months old. Will she lay on soon?

 

[Cara]

My Sultans were awful layers. I generally got 2-3 dozen eggs a year per bird. They seem to be late to mature also.

 

[gpamela3499]

Thanks

She is a sweet heart and more of a pet than any others. I was getting very concerned that she might have something wrong that might need to be addressed

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[ella]

Seems a lot of people are under the impression that pullets start laying at 18-20 weeks. Honestly that's really early, only the more productive breeds start that early and most pay for it with health problems later.

She's start when she's ready, be glad she hasn't yet.

 

[gpamela3499]

Thanks,

She really is a sweetie. She lives separate from the others because of her sweetness She has only one running partner a silver lakenvelder with some kind of weird paralysis on one side. They are best friends as long as she does not crow everything is good.

 

[farmin'chick]

I have a young Sultan roo -- he just started crowing, and all he says is, er ERRR. So, I guess it DOES take a long time to develop!

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

Yeah, Sultans are late layers and mature slowly. My rooster didn't start crowing until he was approx. 6 or 7 months old and my pullet, who is exactly 5 months old today, hasn't showed any interest in laying and is still maturing. They are very sweet birds though. My favorite breed.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

It took my sultan pullet almost a year before she started to lay and then she laid 4-5 times a week for a few weeks and then nothing for months at a time.