When do Silkies tend to begin laying?

[ADozenGirlz]

I have one white bantam Silkie, Freida, who was hatched in July this year. All of her hatch-mates began laying in December, 2009 around 5 mos old, but she has not begun laying yet. I'm interested in hearing from Silkie owners as to when, in their experience, Silkies tend to begin to lay. Thanks!

 

[txchickie]

I have an 8 month old silkie hen who has never laid an egg

And I think it will be even longer because I don't add light and none of her silkie sisters are laying right now either

 

[LilPeeps]

Could be anywhere from 3-5 months to over a year. Better quality birds tend to take longer.

 

[Joyryder]

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Are you sure its not a cross dressed roo?

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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Are you sure its not a cross dressed roo?

No, my dear friend, THIS IS our cross-dressing ROO!!! We named her "Betty" and then she had the audacity to begin crowing in December. Go figure! FYI: We still call her Betty.

 

[jaboo81]

Now that is funny

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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Our neigbors don't think so.

Sadly, Betty is being adopted out tomorrow, but we'll be getting one of his daughters in the future. Small consolation.

 

[ginbart]

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A YEAR

NO please don't say that. I want babies.

 

[txchickie]

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Are you sure its not a cross dressed roo?

I am sure!

She is a she, I have no doubts about that. My roo breeds her *if* he can catch her, just no eggs yet.

 

[janie's silkies]

:My silkies started laying around 6 months, however after several months of laying they are molting .Ihave heard this can take a month or two. They have stopped laying and it has been very cold here in lex. ky. Today is the first nice day so I chased them out of the hen house for some sunshine in my garden.