When does this breed start laying?

[cbeth95]

I have 3 leghorn mixes that are 18 weeks old.

I'm just wondering if someone can give me an idea based on the leghorn breed.

Will they start laying soon?

Thanks.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

The few leghorns / leghorn mixes I've owned started laying round 22 - 24 weeks. Don't have a lot of experiance with leghorns though.

 

[swimmer]

With it being in the middle of the winter, it might be later unless you add some light in the coop. Mine were about 25 weeks.

 

[cbeth95]

So by spring the should be getting ready to lay? Sweet!

 

[BWKatz]

Leghorns can lay as early as 17 wks. Mine layed at 20....a medium hard shell white egg. She laid daily from the first but size increased daily and now a month later she is laying lg eggs. I do use a string of xmas lites in her coop. All u need is the light of 1 candle to maintain a leghorns production thru winter. I use it to give light for 14 hrs.

 

[cbeth95]

Cool Cool

 

[BillickChix]

My 18-week old Leghorn laid her first this morning! It's rather small but it's so adorable! Nice and white. I was thinking how it was a little early for her to be squatting for me, but I guess not!

 

[cmom]

 

[m_shuman]

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When did she start squating? My leghorn is 15 weeks and I have been hoping to see her do this everyday.

 

[BillickChix]

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I noticed it two days ago, and it's a half-squat. Pretty adorable!