why haven't my pullets stared laying yet?

[chickabator]

they are 24 week old br. combs are very bright red and have been for a while now still no eggs what is going on?

 

[Redfeathers]

Are they squatting? What kind are they? Heavy breeds?

 

[ibpboo]

Maybe give it a little more time, sometimes they wait for a little better weather.

 

[Berynn]

What kind of food do they eat? They need layer food.

 

[chickabator]

they are Barred rocks and we have been having beautiful weather here it has been in the 70's here
they get layer pelets we also give them table scraps in the evening sometimes.

 

[TaconChicks]

Mine were in the 24 - 26 week range before they started laying. The waiting was so painful, but I had nests with golf balls in them and once they started laying, they all did within a couple weeks.

Check for the squatting. (When you get close to them, they squat instead of run.) This is an indicator that they are laying or soon will be.

Also check the food postings on this site. I recall seeing that some human food slows down laying. (My chickens love oranges, but it they lay less when they have them.)

 

[chickabator]

my pullets are squatting!!!! we moved them today to another lot and when DH went to pick one of them up she squatted!! I might have eggs before too long now!!!

 

[MRNpoultry]

Hope, you get eggs soon.

 

[hensdeliverthegoods]

Putting a light in my coop to increase their "daylight" hours to 14-15 hours a day did the trick with my hens. I had eggs within 4 days of doing that. And it doesn't need to be a bright light, I just use a little 40-watt bulb.

 

[sunnychooks]

Do they free range? They may be laying already and you just haven't found their hiding places.