When will she lay her first egg?

[rosemarysugar]

I bought her at TSC as a Cuckoo Marans, but some have said she is a Barred Rock. She was a few days old; and that was 8-12-18. She is 13 weeks old. When do you think she will lay her first egg? We live in central Florida.
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She looks a lot like a Barred Rock to me!!

 

[Jules929]

She looks a lot like a Barred Rock to me!!

Yes, I agree. I bought her and 2 others so my solo hatch chick wouldn't be lonely. The 2 others have yellow legs, but look the same.

 

[aart]

Short answer to your threat title question...when she's darn well and ready!!

Shortly after Solstice.

Pullets can drive ya nuts with their 'redness' blooming then fading 20 times a day with exertion and rest.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Jules929]

Short answer to your threat title question...when she's darn well and ready!!

Shortly after Solstice.

Pullets can drive ya nuts with their 'redness' blooming then fading 20 times a day with exertion and rest.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Thanks, @aart! Yes, they will when they are ready. I was bored last night, so I decided to set up the poll, just for funsies! Thanks for participating!

 

[AlleysChicks]

Those legs look Marans to me. My BR girls have a wash on their yellow legs. Still pretty young. I would say around the first of the year. Maybe Christmas if you’re lucky.

 

[Jules929]

Those legs look Marans to me. My BR girls have a wash on their yellow legs. Still pretty young. I would say around the first of the year. Maybe Christmas if you’re lucky.

Thanks! The other 2 I bought with her do have yellow legs with a dark wash.

 

[Jules929]

I finally got a side by side pic of Hope & Faith. Hope, left, is the girl I originally posted the poll for. I bought them from a TSC bin labelled Cuckoo Marans.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

I finally got a side by side pic of Hope & Faith. Hope, left, is the girl I originally posted the poll for. I bought them from a TSC bin labelled Cuckoo Marans.
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The one on the left is a Cuckoo Marans. The one on the right is

 

[cmom]

You'll know when they lay their first eggs.

 

[cmom]

Same with Rural King. A few years ago I bought some labeled as Brown Leghorns and they turned out to be Partridge Rocks. I found a breeder eventually for my Brown Leghorns. As chicks they do look very similar.

When I bought my chicks which turned out to be Partridge Rocks which I suspected but then they began to lay brown eggs.