What is the earliest a chicken can possibly lay?

[Rosalind]

OK, this is the best I can do until tomorrow--the light in the kitchen is kinda weird. They are sitting on a blue towel, but the whole thing still looks pink-ish to me. Anyway.

You can sorta see, the ones on the end are just a bit darker...

 

[luvmychicknkids]

WOW!!!! That would be too cool. I have 2 girls (was 5 but 3 turned into boys) who are 11 weeks old and the just seem HUGE and to me look like they could lay any time....their combs are turning pinkish too and I KNOW these are girls. Now I am gonna start looking for eggs from them!!! LOL

 

[ticks]

wow looks a lot like wellie eggs. Wellsummer eggs have some speckles here is a pic
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wels/WelsEggsUK.JPEG

 

[lauralou]

I noticed some of my 12 week old pullets eating oyster shell the other day. Also, there is a new fascination with the nestboxes.

Could I be in for a very pleasant surprise?

 

[fivebigreds]

I have heard that too much protien will cause them to grow too fast and mature too early and i think thats true cause i have 4 bo s and they started laying young but, after 3 months of laying they still lay small pullet eggs.

 

[palabeco]

My chicks are 14 wks. and I found a small brown egg with the white egg of the only laying hen (Legorn) I have at the moment. I said where did this come from? The chicks arent old enough yet....hmmm...maybe they are. Could it be that some breeds will lay earlier than others? I have layer fed in one feeder and chick starter in another and free choice oyster shell..So I don't really know what they are all eating.

 

[kinnip]

That's excellent! I need some of that feed. Sounds like it could coax an egg out of a goat.

 

[crooked stripe]

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Sounds interesting, scrambled goat eggs and toast.

 

[mcfarlandteresa]

All I can say you are sooo lucky. My girls are almost 5 months old and I check the nests everyday to see if maybe theres an egg or two but no luck yet. Congratulations!!

 

[talkin turkey]

Wow. You will be getting so many eggs if they are laying that early.Good luck!