Winter pullets: When will they start laying eggs?

[around the pond]

Thanks, Pepe1. Since you're so close geographically, this gives me hope!

 

[rebeccaH86]

Fingers crossed your pullets start laying soon my favaucanas i hatched on June 3rd are almost 32 weeks and only one just started laying I'm in California and also don't provide any artificial lighting for them i just let nature do it's thing.

 

[rcravey]

RC, ok - that's enviable...

I love New England, but you've clearly got some more pullet-friendly winter environs in Texas.

Very true about the weather. It's freezing today but it will get up to 60 by Wed.

 

[Kimi BK]

Yeah, I've decided the typical age to start laying is dependent on time of year. We got our day-old chicks October 15.

I had marked on my calendar to expect australorp eggs >Feb 18, welsummer >March 4, and easter egger & wyandotte >April 1 -- after googling, just based on age.

We got our first egg 2/14 and our first easter egger egg 2/25. The Welsummers are the only breed that hasn't laid yet (although I have no idea whether or not every single australorp is laying, since we haven't yet had 5 australorp eggs in one day...) We have had all 3 easter eggers lay in 1 day, and have had both wyandottes lay in one day.

(we are at 34 degrees latitude in N. New Mexico)