When do most chickens start laying eggs?

[gcwpapillon]

i have 6 leghorns and many different breeds of bantams. when should they start laying? they hatched july 1st, and this is my first year with chickens. i remember reading when most chickens start laying but i can't remember what it said. thx.

 

[andy]

hi,, i recon you should get your first egg about 8th november,, maybe,, dont count on it tho ,,could take longer,,they start laying from about 19 weeks old

 

[sgtmom52]

I have 3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes that are 22 weeks old today and still no eggs!

They are molting now which might be causing a delay. When we got them at the feed store they told us to expect eggs around the end of October - so I guess they are still on schedule. More waiting

 

[Dawn419]

I have a flock of different Bantams that I've raised from day-old back on May 14th.

Our Mottled Cochins began laying at 19 and a half weeks. One of our Silkies just began laying this week (got egg #2 from them earlier this morning).

They will all be 22 weeks old on Monday and I'm still waiting on eggs from our EE's and Silver Sebright.

Dawn