when will my white leghorns start laying?

[mkpillen]

Hi all,
We have 6 white leghorn pullets that are 18 weeks old. As of yet they have not started laying. A few of them have larger floppy combs that have more color...but still no eggs! We do have 3 Silver laced Wyandotte roosters...could they be the cause of the delay in laying?

 

[Minidinochickens]

They should lay soon. Are they squatting?

 

[aart]

We do have 3 Silver laced Wyandotte roosters...could they be the cause of the delay in laying?

Could very well be part of it.
Why do you have 3 cockerels with 6 pullets?
I would get rid of, or at least separate, all or 2 of the males.

Here's some tips about......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Oh, and..... Welcome to BYC! @mkpillen
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[mkpillen]

They should lay soon. Are they squatting?

? I don't know about them squatting.

 

[mkpillen]

Could very well be part of it.
Why do you have 3 cockerels with 6 pullets?
I would get rid of, or at least separate, all or 2 of the males.

Here's some tips about......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Oh, and..... Welcome to BYC! @mkpillen
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!
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well my husband had ordered the silver wyandotte's from a hatchery that did not sex them before shipping...hence the 3 roosters. We are waiting for them to be 20 weeks to butcher them...or at least part of them. Then he worried after 3 died after they got shipped to us that we would have a majority of males so he purchased the white leghorns. They are all the same age.

 

[aart]

We are waiting for them to be 20 weeks to butcher them.

I slaughter my cockerels at about 14-16 weeks before they cause too much trouble.

 

[HorsesRMe123]

Do you have pictures of what they look like? I’d be better able to see how big they are and if they are close to laying.