Whose chickens began laying the soonest?

[HorseFeathers]

You guys are making me jealous... 15 weeks???!!! Our pullets are 24 weeks and STILL no eggs!

 

[luvzmybabz]

I would say that the cochins will take the longest. My EEs started before the buffs.

 

[redoak]

18 weeks 4 days quickest I've gotten an egg from a chicken.

 

[chick4chicks]

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I sure hope you soon get your first egg. Just think it will be like Christmas every day then. Good luck.

 

[hensonly]

My red sex links that were supposed to be RIRs just started - the first egg came the day after they turned 16 weeks. Today, a week later, I collected 5 eggs! That means I have six hens who haven't started yet. I don't expect my two cockerels to start any time soon, though!!

 

[Chirpy]

My Red Sex-link started at 16 weeks old, the rest started at 20 weeks or later.

 

[chickenfever]

So, I guess so far sex-links take the prize. Maybe I should have gotten a few of those

 

[Gindee77]

All 4 of my Golden Comet sex-link chickens are laying regularly...they started at 18 weeks. They are 22 weeks old now.

I have 2 black sex-links that haven't started yet, I'd heard they were supposed to start laying at 15 weeks. That's about when their combs and wattles started to really get big and redder. I think they were too stressed being in the coop with the older chickens. They are now in their own coop and have started squatting. They are 18 weeks right now.

2 of my EE's started to lay at 20 weeks and are laying regularly and one has only laid one egg (going by the color). They are now 23 weeks old.

1 EE is 18 weeks and isn't showing any signs yet except that her comb is finally getting redder. She will be a while yet.

Edit: Ooops, I forgot my one Buff Orp. She's 22 weeks old and hasn't laid yet. Her comb and wattles are just starting to get red. It's probably going to be a while for her too.

 

[ebonykawai]

Got my first egg yesterday. That particular hen is 23 weeks.

 

[Jennym]

I have two cochins, one leghorn,white rock,barred rock, silver laced wyandotte, no eggies yet. They are 18 weeks this coming monday. Everymorning I'm looking in the nest boxes.

I'll keep you posted.
I just started them today on layer feed.