When did your hen start laying

[autumnhearth]

Our BCM laid her first egg on Halloween, at just under 7 months or 29 and a half weeks. Our EE and sex-links laid at 5 months (21 weeks), our Buff Orp at 6 months (27 weeks) and our Dorking at 7 months (30 and half weeks). The wait seemed like forever but they are all now laying beautiful eggs!


The chocolate eggs are from our Marans of course, the light blue-green from our EE, the light pinkish brown are our Buff Orpington's, the large caramel ones from our Golden Buff/Sex-Link and the little white one on the lid is my husband's Silver Grey Dorking's. All our girls are from Meyer Hatchery.

 

[philnj]

1st egg today either a BR or buff orph. Very excited. They are about 23 weeks old

 

[RIR0BCM]

Below this post, click the link that says "Egg production statistics" The comb and wattles will grow, I think towards the end of that thread I posted there's a pic of Wilma at a bit older age. This is her about a month ago.

I can't find the link !!! I'm using my iPod is that why i can't see it ??? I'll try using my laptop And Wilma is soo cute !!!! She looks a lot like my hen she doesn't have color on her neck she's solid black They say black ones lay the darkest eggs is that right ??? I hope it is

 

[RIR0BCM]

I look at it as a blessing!

It is indeed !!!

 

[RIR0BCM]

Our BCM laid her first egg on Halloween, at just under 7 months or 29 and a half weeks. Our EE and sex-links laid at 5 months (21 weeks), our Buff Orp at 6 months (27 weeks) and our Dorking at 7 months (30 and half weeks). The wait seemed like forever but they are all now laying beautiful eggs! The chocolate eggs are from our Marans of course, the light blue-green from our EE, the light pinkish brown are our Buff Orpington's, the large caramel ones from our Golden Buff/Sex-Link and the little white one on the lid is my husband's Silver Grey Dorking's. All our girls are from Meyer Hatchery.

Wow beautiful eggs !!!! Great colors !!! You so your marans laid at about 7 months so mine needs 2 more months !! Well we'll have to wait and see !!

 

[RIR0BCM]

1st egg today either a BR or buff orph. Very excited. They are about 23 weeks old

That's so exciting !!!! Pretty egg BTW

 

[mrsnic8]

My girls are 6 months old and none of them have laid yet, but my friends girls are are we ordered them together...anyone have any guesses as to why? I have 2 Easter eggers and a barred rock.

 

[RIR0BCM]

I think because every hen is different

 

[vehve]

Here's the link:

Egg production statistics

She doesn't have the darkest possible eggs, but they're pretty nice.



Here's a pic taken a week ago, both the Wilma the BCM and Emma the SS laid weird eggs that day (on the right). The color looks a lot lighter in pictures than it does with the naked eye, though.

 

[vehve]

My girls are 6 months old and none of them have laid yet, but my friends girls are are we ordered them together...anyone have any guesses as to why? I have 2 Easter eggers and a barred rock.

Your days are getting shorter. You're at 9h 44min today, for optimal laying people usually suggest between 14-16 hours of light per day. That does burn out the birds quicker, though. But without added light, you might have to wait until spring for eggs, they'll start laying when the days start getting longer again. Might be some differences in nutrients too, and stress levels, and as as stated, all birds are still individuals.