When Will My Hens Start To Lay Eggs?
I have a black rock & lohan (both 19 weeks) a buff orpington & Rhode island red (both 17 weeks) a Maran and a light Sussex (both 10 weeks). Any ideas when they will start laying eggs? They all seem very healthy and have been together for a month so should be settled! They eat layers pellets and free range around my decent sized garden - eating plenty of greens. Estimates seem to vary massively. I thought point of lay was about 12 weeks. Please advise?!
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Some people have reported that pastured chicks start laying as early as 16-weeks. I hope my April chicks will lay by labor day. The standard estimates are 24-weeks. Heavy breeds are slowest.
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Labor day? Are you raising hens in the USA? I am in the north of England so your weather is going to be way different/better than mine! Good luck with yours, hope you get some eggs soon! This is a comment from Ant01, converted it.
Almost all chickens start a six months old, like my cousins plymouth rock chickens, they are gorgeous.
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My hen started laying 6months or older. I put my hens in a coop and it was about 2wks pretty brown and green eggs...........good luck
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Just noticed you were feeding layer pellets to your chooks. I was informed by our local produce store that you shouldn't feed layer pellets to young growing chooks as it can do some internal damage but to feed them grower pellets until grown and ready to lay about six months and then give them layer pellets. Hope you have happy chooks and lots of eggs.
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answered 9 months ago
Layer pellets are fine because ur chickens are old enough to lay if u put a china egg in there that should in courage them to lay if u give them artificial lite that pretty much forces them to lay so i wouldn't suggest doing that good luck
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answered 7 months ago
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