Who do you think will lay first?

[FrenchHen]

I have some new girls who are at the point of laying. Who do you think will lay first?
I have:
a naked neck
two Delawares
three EE's
two Welsummers
a SLW
a GLW
a RIR

Who d'ya think will give us our first surprise?

ETA: I got them April 1st as baby chicks. They're about 19 weeks old.

 

[toletiquesbysam]

I have some of the same ones...........still on egg watch for me as well, mine are 17weeks almost 18!

 

[the lemon tree]

My money's on the RIR!

 

[crazyhen]

RIR I don't anything about naked necks though. Gloria Jean

 

[AngieChick]

I say the RIR. My EE's took FOREVER to start (okay, so maybe it was only 30 weeks or so, but it seemed like forever).

 

[FrenchHen]

Angie, nice avatar! I miss the crazybird painting though.
Yeah, my other EE took eight months to lay.

I'm hoping it's a Deleware or a Welsummer.

I just lost a broody (literally) so I'd like a pick me up.

 

[BUFF DADDY]

I say welsumer or rir.

 

[AngieChick]

Quote:
Thanks! I'll put the crazy bird painting back up again when I feel the need to become anonymous. The new picture was taken after giving my silkies a bath and a blow dry (they loved the blow dry, silly chookies) to clean them up after their illness. So, the little white silkie was pouting. She had just had warm water and dog shampoo in areas that she didn't appreciate, the poor dear.

I would be hoping for the Welsummer to lay as well, chocolate colored eggs!

Sorry to hear about your broody, did you already have the eggs?

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

I would also guess the RIR would lay 1st.

 

[FrenchHen]

Nah. No eggs. Midway wasn't helpful (they said they'd take my name, but I wanted them this week. I didn't want to ship eggs in the summer, so I've been trying to break her.
My ark chickens are doing really well though.

Broody thread