Apr 15, 2009 #1 Stir Fry Hatching 10 Years Apr 6, 2009 1 0 7 Boise Hello! I'm new to the whole Chicken ownership and very excited about it. I do have a quick question. When can I expect my 2 hens (R.I.R.) to start laying eggs?
Hello! I'm new to the whole Chicken ownership and very excited about it. I do have a quick question. When can I expect my 2 hens (R.I.R.) to start laying eggs?
Apr 15, 2009 #2 mullers3acers Songster 12 Years Oct 9, 2007 1,355 0 169 la porte, In When they are about 5 to 6 months old it just depends on when there body decides.
Apr 15, 2009 #3 ChickBond 007 Licensed to Cull 11 Years Feb 26, 2009 1,854 150 214 Madison County, Iowa Welcome from Iowa. Keep reading, you'll learn so much here! Eggs... 6 months away at least.
Apr 15, 2009 #4 n-da-woods Songster 11 Years Jan 18, 2009 1,470 1 150 North Carolina Hello and from NC
Apr 15, 2009 #5 B. Saffles Farms Mr. Yappy Chickenizer 11 Years Nov 23, 2008 6,605 31 251 Madisonville, TN from TN
Apr 15, 2009 #7 applefalls Songster 10 Years Feb 25, 2009 238 10 111 Cockeysville, MD Welcome and hello from MD! You have plenty of time to start collecting egg cartons!
Apr 15, 2009 #8 Mahonri Urban Desert Chicken Enthusiast Premium Feather Member 15 Years May 14, 2008 30,371 397 586 North Phoenix My Coop My Coop I got my very first egg from my black sex link exactly 20 weeks from the day it hatched.
Apr 15, 2009 #9 Judy Crowing Premium Feather Member 10 Years Feb 5, 2009 34,022 628 448 South Georgia My first was 16 weeks. Just depends on the individual.