When will they lay????

[Chickfever]

I have 11 month old buff orps that have only laid a total of 4 eggs the entire time they've been here

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[grammyhen]

I have 3 sets of hens at different ages and my hens that are 24 weeks of age just now started to lay little treasures and I got so excited when I went to the hen house and collected my eggs I go so excite because I've been waiting since they were 22 weeks of age it seems like when i got rid of my aggressive roos thats when they started to lay theyre eggs. My older hens are teaching them where to lay there eggs and I just pick them out of the laying boxes but I had to really look for them because they are small eggs or what I like to call them my little treasures.

 

[Clay In Iowa]

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If I were you I'd be looking very hard for a secret stash under a bush or something...

 

[Chickfever]

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If I were you I'd be looking very hard for a secret stash under a bush or something...

I've searched their coop and their run anxiously for the past 6 months now..... I only chose them because they were supposed to be decent layers and friendly. They are friendly.....overly friendly at times but they sure don't lay

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[Clay In Iowa]

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If I were you I'd be looking very hard for a secret stash under a bush or something...

I've searched their coop and their run anxiously for the past 6 months now..... I only chose them because they were supposed to be decent layers and friendly. They are friendly.....overly friendly at times but they sure don't lay

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That's just weird........


Mine are good layers.....

 

[Chickfever]

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I think everyone's are but mine. No surprise here though. Rarely do any of my hens lay and I have no idea why......they all have access to laying pellets, water, they have runs to eat grass (can't free range, too many hawks and dogs), they get sun..... ??

 

[nhchickmom]

hmmm... still not laying but I will keep checking. I have added a light from about 6:30 to 9:30 at night to keep up with their daylight demands. 14-16 hrs is adequate right?