When did your earliest hen lay?

[TheOddOneOut]

@EmmaRainboe

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Mine was 22 weeks.

 

[raingarden]

Don't you think the time of year has an influence?

 

[Skyle]

One of my Red Sexlinks started at 16 weeks old.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Silkie 24 weeks

 

[Iluveggers]

Don't you think the time of year has an influence?

Of course. This is just a general sharing thread.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

OE just shy of 18 weeks

 

[MrsSharp]

Austra White laid her first egg at 21 weeks. So far, 4 eggs in 3 days!
She's earning her keep!

 

[Grannysfuturefarm]

When did your earliest hen lay her first egg? If you could comment with her breed that would give some perspective! If you want to put the ages & breeds of more than one in the comments, I would love that too!

Thought it would be cool to see the different experiences! My hens are about 14 weeks and a few are getting wattles and slightly red (the ISAs and Barred Rocks), so I’m hoping we will get eggs before the winter from at least one or two of them!

Thank you for taking the time to respond!

I got 2 leghorns, white in April as day old chicks. They started laying within a day or 2 off each other at almost 18 weeks to the day. Then my bantam buff Cochin laid her first at 17 weeks. I have a little gray and white bantam not sure her breed, she laid her first at 21 weeks. My welsummers started laying at 22 1/2 weeks and 23 weeks (2 of them)

 

[Ladies of the Forest]

ASA Browns and Midnights Marans both shocked me and started laying at 4 months! They were born in April and started laying in august! And they’re the sweetest little girls!