Will my silkie ever lay?

[pixiechick]

My little silkie hatched in April last year and has still never layed an egg. I know silkies aren't the best layers, but is it possible that one would never lay? I love her anyway so it doesn't matter, I'm just curious.

 

[peeboo]

well i got my silkies around the same time and they have been laying. on and off. no eggs for quite some time and then almost an egg a day for a while. just be sure it's a hen

 

[pixiechick]

Nope, she doesn't look like our rooster, and she's never crowed.

 

[swtangel321]

Is she the only hen you have ?? Does she free range ?

 

[RickiHupp]

Mine didnt start laying until she was 8 months old!!

 

[chicken quartet]

I have a silky/cochin cross and she hatched in April. No eggs from her either. I'm beginning to think she'll never lay an egg either. LOL

 

[LindsayB]

I have a BLRW that was hatched in march...and still nothing! I've pretty much just given up on her at this point.

 

[JennsPeeps]

My banty cochin hasn't given up the ghost, either. she hatched sometime in April, too.

 

[pixiechick]

I'm glad I'm not alone. She's my only silkie but not the only hen. My mom's silkie lays just about every day. Is it possible/ common for a hen to never lay, or is she just a late bloomer?

 

[mfuchs]

Silkies can lay, but they need at least 14 hours of light (maybe more)! Artifical light must be provided. She was born in April, so she was not 100% mature during the spring and summer. It also depends on where you live? Up North? Cold? give her some light... she should start producing.

I have faith!