When. When. When.

[Big Doggie]

I have 6 healthy looking G Comets with nice red combs and waddles. They are 17 weeks old and I haven’t seen any evidence of egg laying yet. I know they are close. So should I open up the nest box area and put in the ceramic eggs?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

No reason not to. Unless they are all cockerels! Sorry, couldn't resist!

 

[Aapomp831]

Red comets do start laying earlier than other chickens most of the time, which would put them laying around 18 weeks. But it could still take up to 21 weeks, that is the standard. Just be patient, the eggs are coming! If they are squatting when you pet them that’s a good sign. You can get fake eggs from TSC and put them in the nesting boxes for encouragement.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Red comets do start laying earlier than other chickens most of the time, which would put them laying around 18 weeks. But it could still take up to 21 weeks, that is the standard. Just be patient, the eggs are coming! If they are squatting when you pet them that’s a good sign. You can get fake eggs from TSC and put them in the nesting boxes for encouragement.

Golf balls work well too, and may be cheaper. Easier to tell golf balls from real eggs, also.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Golf balls work well too, and may be cheaper. Easier to tell golf balls from real eggs, also.

I had to write on our fake eggs cause I once accidentally collected them and then my dad tried to make one for breakfast once I actually had to candle the eggs to be able to figure out which were the fakes and remove them from the carton lol

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I had to write on our fake eggs cause I once accidentally collected them and then my dad tried to make one for breakfast once I actually had to candle the eggs to be able to figure out which were the fakes and remove them from the carton lol

That's hilarious. I used fake eggs once and drew spirals on them with Magic Marker. I think a snake got them, they disappeared.

 

[Evanloveschickens]

That's hilarious. I used fake eggs once and drew spirals on them with Magic Marker. I think a snake got them, they disappeared.

the snake with the fake eggs in its stomach

 

[ShrekDawg]

That's hilarious. I used fake eggs once and drew spirals on them with Magic Marker. I think a snake got them, they disappeared.

I know right!? They were way too realistic!! Lmao and oh boy!! Bet that poor snake died lesson learned I guess!? we drew on them with Sharpie I think.

 

[iwltfum]

I know right!? They were way too realistic!! Lmao and oh boy!! Bet that poor snake died lesson learned I guess!? we drew on them with Sharpie I think.

I also had some fake eggs that kept on getting collected by guest egg collectors (every visitors favorite chore lol). I drew on mine with a sharpie too after my wife tried to crack one on the cast iron. I walked in the kitchen to her slamming an egg on the edge of the pan and was very confused until I saw a piece of ceramic chip off. Got a good laugh out of that one.

@Big Doggie I know that wait is tough. Be patient. It's usually not until I've almost forgotten about it when my new pullets start laying.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I also had some fake eggs that kept on getting collected by guest egg collectors (every visitors favorite chore lol). I drew on mine with a sharpie too after my wife tried to crack one on the cast iron. I walked in the kitchen to her slamming an egg on the edge of the pan and was very confused until I saw a piece of ceramic chip off. Got a good laugh out of that one.

@Big Doggie I know that wait is tough. Be patient

OMG he said he was like “geez these chickens sure make hard egg shells!!”