Will these girls ever lay? Update: Green Egg and Pippa layed too!

[Catalina]

I know I shouldn't, but I'm starting to get impatient.
I want eggs or just 1 egg! 1 egg and then they can all retire.
Butter and Honey's (Delawares) combs seem to have gotten a lot darker over night so maybe.....what do you think? Eggs in 2007 or someday

in 2008?

 

[Fancy Feather Poultry]

How old are they, and what breed.

 

[hinkjc]

catt - according to the redness in their face, I'd say soon. They probably won't lay a lot through this season but should pick up much better pace by spring.

Jody

 

[peeps7]

BE PATIENT, BE PATIENT, BE PATIENT, LOL. I had the same problem with my hens before they started laying and now I'm getting TONS of eggs a day.

 

[Catalina]

according to the redness in their face, I'd say soon. They probably won't lay a lot through this season but should pick up much better pace by spring

Really- They're getting red enough? YAY!! EGGS!!
They are about 18 weeks so I didn't want to get my hopes up, but now I'm totally going to obsess.​

 

[Cuban Longtails]

I don't have delawares but my Barred Rocks didn't start laying until they were about 6 months old.

 

[hinkjc]

I've had EEs start at 18-20 weeks, so its not out of the question. These girls show nice redness..the comb may grow a little more and the redness will deepen. Do they like to be handled? If so, the squat is a sure sign eggs will be coming soon. 20-26 weeks is typical depending on breed and the line they're from. Watch for them checking out the nest boxes..that's a good sign too. They'll start snooping when they're close to starting up.

Jody

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Wait for the egg-crouch. Then eggs are about a week away.

 

[Catalina]

Today somebody moved the golf balls and wood shavings around in the nest box.

They've always liked to be petted and held, but I haven't seen any obvious squatting.
It's really obvious, right?

 

[ksacres]

I want eggs or just 1 egg! 1 egg and then they can all retire.

You sure about that? I could never stop at just one-ya need more so you can put them in an incubator...​