When do Buff Orpingtons start laying?

[Casii]

We only have one BO, Duckie. She started laying at about 23 weeks and is a super reliable layer plus she's our spokeschicken. She's the one we use to introduce to chicken fraidycats.

 

[Deedrahsue]

My Buff Orpingtons are 26 weeks old today still aren't laying this forum makes me so glad I am not the only one! 27.5 weeks and not laying? Wow, I have 13 I am so excited, we even put fake eggs out so they will lay in their area. Now I am simply awaiting the eggs laying!

 

[kera!]

I have a 22 week buff no eggs she looks like she getting ready but not for another feww weeks at least..

 

[meltrav]

We have 6 Buff Orpingtons and at 18 weeks we came home to two eggs. We then got 1 egg a day for the next week or so and finally today at 21 weeks we got our first "3-egg day". I know not all 6 are laying, but they all look so much alike I can't tell which ones aren't yet.

 

[ginbart]

28 WEEK OLDS, and still some are not laying.

 

[awalters0815]

my 5 buffs are 24 weeks and not laying.

 

[myhubbycallsmechickeemama]

I have 24 Buff Orpington's and 2 of them laid their first egg at 19 weeks. One of them continues to lay on a daily basis and the other hasn't laid an egg since she laid the first one a week ago. Probably about 30% of the girls are starting to squat so I'm expecting them to start laying any day now.

 

[buffs only]

I have 32 buff orps that I got April 4th from McMurry and some of them started laying at 19 weeks. I am now getting about ten eggs a day and they were 21 weeks old on Monday. Some of them seemed to mature a little faster than others, getting combs and waddles sooner that others.

Buffs only

 

[duckinnut]

I got 3 @ 19wks and no eggs. I knew full well that they would be around 22/26 wks before getting eggs. But one looks like she might be getting ready,her comb and wattles are bigger than the other 2 and is red,not bright red,red none the less. The other 2 are still pinkish. Still waiting for the Cinnamon Queens to get going,keep telling them that they are sex-links and egg laying from them is early and often. Dont think they are listening.

Well I guess my thought process has gone to H-E-double hockey sticks. I was at a friends helping get set up for his annual pig roast and get a text pic from my daughter. One of my Buffs decided that yesterday was the day and gave us a small to medium egg. I knew she was close due to the color of her comb,but I guess I didnt know how close. If I were a betting man I would have thought the CQs would have laid first. Oh well I will take it.

 

[kjbreit]

27 weeks, no eggs yet... Just added a light to go on with a timer in the morning so they are getting at least 14 hrs of sun.