Newbie Question

[Guest]

I have posted a few times about our chicks.  They are now 3 months old and we were curious about when we may start seeing eggs.  We are so excited about seeing them as they have grown.  We got them at 5 days old.  I am going to try to post some pics in a few days.  We have not been able to talk to the fellow we got them from about colors, as his mother has been very ill and in the hospital.  We can\'t remember what colors he told us.  They are all beautiful!!

Thanks guys.

[Jean]

From my experience if they are true ameraucanas they begin to lay from around 22-26 weeks.  Some are a little earlier and some a little later.

Easter eggers tend to lay right at 20-22 weeks.

The first eggs will be little and as the pullet matures the size of the egg will increase.  

Jean

[John]

Last year I had a pullet (or more) start laying at 18 weeks.

[Paul]

  The earliest we have had is 4 1/2 months.  Usually 6-7 months.  One summer when we had numerous days over 100ºF, they didn\'t start until 10 months.  I\'ve come to the conclusion it depends on how well they grow.