When will my hens lay?

[mattc102]

I have some kind of rir hybrid maybe USA Browns idk. My hens have large red combs and wattles and r only 16 weeks . Will they begin to lay soon or will it not be till 20 some weeks?

 

[junebuggena]

Usually, they start to lay about a month after the combs first go red. Some will lay a bit earlier, some a bit later. Most red sexlinks will start laying between 18 and 22 weeks. Some people have had them start as early as 14 weeks.

 

[kardar2]

They will start Laying any where between 4-6 months old

 

[sjturner79]

Hard to say - if the wattles and combs become large and red recently in a short space of time then eggs soon. Otherwise depending what the cross is might be another 10 weeks. ISA brown start around 21 week on average.

 

[mattc102]

Usually, they start to lay about a month after the combs first go red. Some will lay a bit earlier, some a bit later. Most red sexlinks will start laying between 18 and 22 weeks. Some people have had them start as early as 14 weeks.

Ok thanks I was really hoping they would start to lay soon and also for some reason I can't post a picture . I read somewhere that if your rooster tries to mate them they r almost ready to lay which I have noticed is that true?

 

[mattc102]

Hard to say - if the wattles and combs become large and red recently in a short space of time then eggs soon. Otherwise depending what the cross is might be another 10 weeks. ISA brown start around 21 week on average.

Tax had them labeled as a brown cross , never heard of them but they were sexed pullers so I got them

 

[mattc102]

Tax had them labeled as a brown cross , never heard of them but they were sexed pullers so I got them

tsc

 

[chickenkid12]

Now if it is a hardier breed they normally lay around 6 months old. That is what i have noticed from the breeds i have tended too.

 

[mattc102]

black austrolop is a rooster compare his combs to brown hens

 

[junebuggena]

My 16 week old cockerel started to try a mate my 18 week old pullets. About two weeks later, they started laying.