When do Maran's typically lay?

[lizgarf]

I took these pictures of Frida today. She should be about 8.5 months now, and still no eggs.

 

[Kunjun]

Love your marans Chicken pickin!! Seems our marans and hatching eggs are all the same age!! Haha!! We could have a play date!

Liz - Frida is beautiful - is she a cross?

 

[lizgarf]

Thanks, Kunjun! I'm not entirely sure what Frida's parentage is. I've guessed she is a bantam marans, after looking at lots of pictures here. She may be crossed with something else. I might have a better idea once she starts laying.
She's very timid and flies really well.

 

[picanins]

Hey my lovely friend!!!!!! Penelope (BCM) laid her first egg this week at 24 weeks, 5 days old. She laid 3 eggs in 4 days!!! Yaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!! Beyond excited

 

[chicken pickin]

Picanins I love the eggs!!! Makes me more excited for mine to start.

 

[Kunjun]

Love your egg basket Nik!!! Maybe then in 6 weeks I'll see a wee egg!!!

 

[picanins]

Thank you Chicken Pickin!! I love all the colors! I was soooooo excited Lins. I wasn't expecting them to lay so early

 

[gvilledh]

I am feeling better about my Copper Marans now. I have three that are 33 weeks old. One started laying about 5 or 6 weeks ago and will lay about 3 times a week. Lately, however, her eggs have had an unusual color and occasionally a thin shell. The next egg she lays, however, is usually normal. The other two, that were hatched at the same time, have yet to lay. I am just trying to be patient since our whole flock seems to be a little off right now. Some are molting now, instead of last fall and one is broody and another seems to be heading that way. Do they not know it is winter???

 

[dldolan]

I had a BCM who laid at 19 weeks. My newest splash Marans just started at 10 months! Jeesh. Good lesson not to give up hope!

 

[lizgarf]

Still nothing from my bantam marans, who's almost nine months now. But, my slightly-younger bantam frizzled cochin laid her first little egg today, after a week of squawking and squatting!






Next to a jumbo-sized red star egg.