What's the youngest you've had a chicken lay?

[Justanother Brooke]

I'm just wondering what the youngest is that you've had a pullet lay an egg?
I have 3 10 week old pullets, a barred rock, australorp, and a buff orpington, and in the last couple of days their faces have started pinking up. No comb or wattle development, so I'm not thinking they are really anywhere close, but just wondering if it might be sooner than the 6 months or so that I've been expecting.
Thanks!

 

[ChickenGirl3]

My EE laid when she was 5 months old

 

[CrazyChickensEverwhere]

26 weeks I believe was mine.

 

[digger MN]

First time with chickens last year at this time. Ended up with 11 hens and they started to lay at 16 weeks. Bared rocks, RIR, and some blacl ones I have no idea what they are. Still going and am starting with EE, Buff, and RIR chicks this last month, Oh I have to say I also have 24 Fat Chicks as I call them. Cornish X. 5 weeks old and weight is about 6.5 each now.

 

[digger MN]

6.5 pounds sorry.

 

[BANTAMWYANDOTTE]

My Golden Comet hens both started the same week when they were 22 weeks old.

 

[Dandelionacreslady]

We had 3 RIR lay at 15 weeks, the rest of the bunch of RIR that we had started at 16.5

 

[Lisa202]

My EE's all started around 16 weeks and my brahmas around 18 weeks. I heard having a a rooster makes them lay earlier.

 

[Calichickkeeper]

My Brown Leghorns layed at about 5 months. I did have one that I was caring for so she was crated in my Laudry room and she started at 4 months and the eggs very large right off, surprisingly enough.

 

[Justanother Brooke]

Hmmm...so potentially I could see eggs in another 6 weeks or so...that would be AWESOME! My close to 6 month olds aren't laying yet, but I have seen them squat once or twice in the last couple of days, so I think they are close, hooray!!