Why are my LBC hens not laying?

[Gigachad poultry]

Hello everyone, so I'm curious. I have few hens about 7 months old and although my two Piemontes hens are laying and have been for a while now. However... my Legbar Cream hens are not laying. I know that hens usually lay around 4-6 months, so should I be worried. I don't have that many nest boxes. However I think it might be the fact they are just so tiny! They definitely didn't grow at the size they should imo and they are about half the size of a leghorn hen and a bit smaller than a Livorno hen.

 

[LaFleche]

Hello everyone, so I'm curious. I have few hens about 7 months old and although my two Piemontes hens are laying and have been for a while now. However... my Legbar Cream hens are not laying. I know that hens usually lay around 4-6 months, so should I be worried. I don't have that many nest boxes. However I think it might be the fact they are just so tiny! They definitely didn't grow at the size they should imo and they are about half the size of a leghorn hen and a bit smaller than a Livorno hen.

It could be inbreeding depression. Did you get them from a hatchery?
Or could they be bantams?

 

[Gigachad poultry]

It could be inbreeding depression. Did you get them from a hatchery?
Or could they be bantams?

I got them from a very trusted breeder on Padua. They have a very nice breeding setup and their roosters are non related as well as the hens

 

[Gigachad poultry]

I actually got a tour of their breeding area and how they do it. They are also quite new breeders and their chickens are only about 2-3 years old

 

[LaFleche]

What are you feeding and when did you last deworm them?

 

[sybonbon]

Hello everyone, so I'm curious. I have few hens about 7 months old and although my two Piemontes hens are laying and have been for a while now. However... my Legbar Cream hens are not laying. I know that hens usually lay around 4-6 months, so should I be worried. I don't have that many nest boxes. However I think it might be the fact they are just so tiny! They definitely didn't grow at the size they should imo and they are about half the size of a leghorn hen and a bit smaller than a Livorno hen.

I have 2 Crested Cream Legbars. They started laying at approximately 32 weeks old. I agree that they are on the smaller side, very petite. I got mine from an excellent breeder in my area. Their eggs are on the smaller side also but they do lay almost every day. In the one photo, they are next to a Bantam Orpington, for size comparison.

 

[Gigachad poultry]

I have 2 Crested Cream Legbars. They started laying at approximately 32 weeks old. I agree that they are on the smaller side, very petite. I got mine from an excellent breeder in my area. Their eggs are on the smaller side also but they do lay almost every day. In the one photo, they are next to a Bantam Orpington, for size comparison.

Ok, Im really happy for everyones help. I will try to get a photo of them with the flock of adults for comparison

 

[Gigachad poultry]

Here one is of them next to a Piemontes hen around barred rock size along with my copper maraN and Sussex roos

 

[sybonbon]

Here one is of them next to a Piemontes hen around barred rock size along with my copper maraN and Sussex roos
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They are compact narrow breeds. Mine did great getting through last winter. Their feathers are tight to their bodies.

 

[Gigachad poultry]

They are compact narrow breeds. Mine did great getting through last winter. Their feathers are tight to their bodies.

Ok, great to know they should do great this winter. We normally get a few feet of snow!