Will chicks hatched in May start laying before winter?

[RWise]

My first batch, hatched 4/21/18, I have seen to this point 2 different blue pullet eggs. Looking at the girls I think I know which 2 it is, and several others are looking over nests,,, and the last 2 days a pink egg with not much shell,, girl go eat some of that oyster shell!!

 

[aart]

I have late April hatched pullets, not all are laying yet, and they get ~12 hours of light.
Just gotta wait.

 

[Legion]

I have NH reds, born May 16th and got my first egg the other day (october 24th). So one, Gretchen, started at just over 21 weeks. Her sis, Hildagard, show no signs of laying. No squatting, box curiosity etc.
Obviously its possible for chicks born late spring/early summer to lay before the next spring.

 

[feathermaid]

I’m interested to hear when they do start laying. I have three older girls born May 4th and none have started yet..DB, BO, and SS...anticipation is killing me...hahaa

Haha I know exactly what you mean! This waiting game is BRUTAL. One of my girls was hatched the same day as yours -- May the Fourth be With You!

I do realize that all chickens have their own timeline... but I just didn't have to suffer through this much anticipation the first time around, I was so lucky!! These new pullets were born 2 weeks later in the year, so trying to use logic, I was hoping for eggs just 2 weeks later in the year also. Boy, was I mistaken!
I'll definitely post pictures of those first little pullet eggs when they arrive... someday

 

[jess924]

Haha I know exactly what you mean! This waiting game is BRUTAL. One of my girls was hatched the same day as yours -- May the Fourth be With You!

I do realize that all chickens have their own timeline... but I just didn't have to suffer through this much anticipation the first time around, I was so lucky!! These new pullets were born 2 weeks later in the year, so trying to use logic, I was hoping for eggs just 2 weeks later in the year also. Boy, was I mistaken!
I'll definitely post pictures of those first little pullet eggs when they arrive... someday

Yes! Star Wars Day! In honor one of the girls is named Rae...another was Gin but we had to cull her awhile back

 

[PouleChick]

My Edwina (Araucana) was born May 3 and started laying a few weeks back (at 22+1). Nothing yet from the next batch who were born 3 weeks later though!

 

[jess924]

Got the first egg finally!!! Born may 4, 2018 first egg nov 14, 2018 (28 weeks old). Was from my buff Orpington!!!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I got my first egg too on chicks hatched May 23, one of my EE. Dropped it in the middle of the goat pen after digging in the nestboxes for a while. Too dirty to bring in.

 

[PouleChick]

Got the first egg finally!!! Born may 4, 2018 first egg nov 14, 2018 (28 weeks old). Was from my buff Orpington!!!

Well done! there is still hope for my May babies then!

 

[tweetzone86]

Well done! there is still hope for my May babies then!

I have 12 RIR that were hatched May 8 and it was a trickle. First egg Oct 4th and now all 12 are laying. I'm terrible at the butt check (first flock) so the full 12 wasn't confirmed til I got 12 eggs in one day

And I now have at least two that are laying large eggs every day And get a double yolk about once a week +/- and they've been quite large (one was almost 3 oz!). Before I changed their diet I was getting all tiny eggs biggest 1.6 oz. Now all but two or three are 1.7 oz and up. Guess upping the protein to flock raiser with OS mixed in did the trick!

Note- I do have supplemental lighting in my coop on 14 hours a day. My husband said no more store-bought eggs once they started laying, and after tasting home-raised eggs, I have to agree with him!