When do EEs start laying?

[FrostRanger]

Yep! She should start soonish

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Funny! She is about 20 weeks too! And today she started squatting whenever I put my hand above her! I am pretty sure that is a sign that she will start laying soon! Right?

All pullets have a different laying age, with egg production birds laying more sooner than normal (which can create problems in the long run). My Easter Eggers have all started laying at about six months, the normal time. Squatting is definitely a sign they are going to be laying soon, as the pullet is submitting to be bred.

 

[No Coop No Problem]

I am actually not sure her full breed, but I know that her dad is an EE. I’ll put a picture below. I am guessing EE mixed with brown amaraucana? Anyone think the same?

Brownred Ameraucana are extremely rare. She's probably mixed with a blue of some kind, given the blue on her wings

 

[Traffie Chickens]

Yep! She should start soonish

Like how soon? Like this week, or like in a few weeks?

 

[Traffie Chickens]

Brownred Ameraucana are extremely rare. She's probably mixed with a blue of some kind, given the blue on her wings

Oh wow! I didn’t know that she was extremely rare! Nice to know!

 

[FrostRanger]

Like how soon? Like this week, or like in a few weeks?

Depends, could be either. Some birds are bigger teases than others about when they're about to start laying

 

[Bawkbok]

yes that is true. As of today, our EE is now running from me instead of squating in front of me, she stopped laying again as of today. The heat and humidity is tremendous here, another 118 heat index. I would stop laying too.

 

[Traffie Chickens]

lol! So we actually did the math, and she is actually only around 17 weeks old!!! But we did find something special in the nesting box this morning……

Her first egg!!

 

[aimee750]

Congrats, that is beautiful!

 

[w145jlk]

She looks almost exactly like our Easter egger. Same warm brown coloring with gray tail. Mine is 20 weeks and no eggs yet. Fingers crossed we get some soon!

Just an update, our EEgger started laying tiny pale green eggs yesterday! She’s 21 weeks old. The beautiful green color was such a fun surprise. We scrambled it and shared it five ways since it’s our first homegrown egg ever. Delicious