When do chickens normally start laying?

[Lovemychickiess]

Anyone know anything about that type of stuff?

 

[TwoCrows]

Depends on the breed. Some breeds start laying at 5 months and others wait til about 6 months.

What breeds do you have?

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello And Welcome To BYC! X2, it largely depends on the breed, breeds meant mostly for egg laying usually start sooner, breeds like Silkies that are mostly for pets/ornamental will often start a lot later.

 

[sumi]

Average is 25 weeks, but some breeds will start as young as 17 weeks, some will only start aged about 30+ weeks. What breeds have you got?

 

[Lovemychickiess]

I have 2 red rangers, 2 black australorps, and 1 silver laced Wyandotte

 

[Mountain Peeps]

They should start around five months with those breeds.