When will my chickens begin to lay

[Gdiaz614]

Iv had my chickens since 6/1/24. And they haven’t layed any eggs yet. I have various breeds New Hampshire red
Green queens
Splash Americana
Barred rock

When can I expect them to begin laying.

 

[WingItRanch]

Iv had my chickens since 6/1/24. And they haven’t layed any eggs yet. I have various breeds New Hampshire red
Green queens
Splash Americana
Barred rock

When can I expect them to begin laying.

Were they born Jun 1st or did you get them when they were a little grown? If so, do you know how old they are?

 

[bill3607]

Iv had my chickens since 6/1/24. And they haven’t layed any eggs yet. I have various breeds New Hampshire red
Green queens
Splash Americana
Barred rock

When can I expect them to begin laying.

Some of that could depend on where you live. Where I live I would be expecting some eggs at about 20 weeks of age give or take a week or two. I have had them start laying in Jan at that age. I also have them lay year round. I live in the South, though.

 

[Gdiaz614]

Were they born Jun 1st or did you get them when they were a little grown? If so, do you know how old they are?

They where born on June 1

 

[Gdiaz614]

Some of that could depend on where you live. Where I live I would be expecting some eggs at about 20 weeks of age give or take a week or two. I have had them start laying in Jan at that age. I also have them lay year round. I live in the South, though.

I live in Miami fl.

 

[bill3607]

I live in Miami fl.

I would expect some by the end of the month or at least the first of next month.

 

[WingItRanch]

They where born on June 1

Hmm. You may be waiting a while. Mine were born April 3 and they just starting laying last week. Some are still not laying...

 

[Gdiaz614]

I would expect some by the end of the month or at least the first of next month.

Hope so. Should I switch the feed to layer feed instead of grower feed

 

[bill3607]

Hope so. Should I switch the feed to layer feed instead of grower feed

I wouldn't until they started laying.

 

[bill3607]

There is no guarantee

Hope so. Should I switch the feed to layer feed instead of grower feed

There is no guarantee when they will lay. A lot of things play into it like breed, climate, and just the chicken itself. @WingItRanch's took 25 weeks from my calculations. I don't know what kind they were. So, no guarantee, but you can tell when they are getting close when the comb and wattles get pretty red and they start showing interest in the nesting boxes. Or, they may even start squatting for you. You didn't mention a rooster.