When did your Barred Rocks start laying?

[chuckzoo]

I've got one that also doesn't like to be petted but when she squats she will let me pet her - for a little bit.

 

[Happy Chooks]

My brahma was 6 months old in that picture. Now she's 1 1/2.

When your brahma squats, you will be close enough that you can pet her. Give her a good rubbing down her back and she'll get up and fluff off.

 

[Morgan7782]

Thank you! So I can probably safely assume my girl is around 5 months. Thank you for the tips

She is friendly, but just a little skittish around me. She is getting real close to taking treats from my hands though, which is an improvement. She LOVES frozen grapes, they are her favorite

 

[seafooeymama]

My Barred Rock was my first layer of 13 at 19 weeks. She's the only one giving me an egg a day. She's also my sweetest.

 

[ADozenGirlz]

My three BRs began laying between 22 & 24 weeks old...in December!

 

[Gypsi]

One or more of my barred rocks have laid 2 eggs since my production reds started laying, 4th of July weekend. I'm guessing my birds were 2 weeks old when I got them (they had feathers) so, I'm guessing they are 19 weeks old as of Tuesday, so let's say at 18 weeks the BR laid her first egg. I saw the BR come out of the nest box and there was a big egg in it. My red ladies are laying daily, but the eggs are smaller. Every 3 or 4 days I find one big egg. I have 3 BR hens, at least one does not have the submissive squat going when I reach toward her. She's got a good set of legs too. But all of them are getting their bright red combs, so it shouldn't be too long before I have more eggs daily than I can eat. And the lady at the feed store told me I needed 10 hens....

 

[33yardbirds]

Your looking at 5 months, give or take a day, a wk, a month.

 

[3chimama]

I think I need to join that club!!
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[cleoandtheo]

My barred rock began laying at 19 weeks, and has been giving us an egg every day since! I was astonished! I had no idea she would lay every day!!! She is such a great chicken -- also has the best personality. She lets us pet her, and comes over to socialize with us -- even if we don't have snacks for her!

She is out-producing our EE, and our other two hens still haven't started to lay at all. I wonder if she is giving the other girls self-esteem issues... ha ha ha....

 

[PepsNick]

Well since you got your Brahma at the time close to when she will start laying-- I bet it will take her a little longer (month or so) to start because chickens need emotional adjustment to their new environment. Maybe a month and a half, around the time when the pecking order with your other chickens is fully established and she is more used to you. She is beautiful!