One of my barred rocks just started to lay and its around 18 weeks old. One way you can get an idea when they might lay is when their thighs become bigger and their combs are bigger and red. Their thighs will stick out from their body unlike a younger pullet that will have a … Read more

Depending on the conditions of the area where the chickens are, anything that may cause the chickens to be uncomfortable may cause them not to lay. One of may chickens just started to lay and its around 4 months old and as soon as I got rid of my meat birds she began to lay.