You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: First Pullet Egg of 2018View the full contexthomespun (49)in #homesteading • 6 years ago That's great! I'm still waiting for my April 11 hatch to start laying.
They can take up to 8 months before starting, depending on feeding practices and breed.
That’s what my husband just found out tonight too! We have brahmas and Plymouth rocks. We’ll be feeding them layer feed at around 18 weeks. I hope we don’t have to wait 8 months! What variety do you have?
We wait until they are really laying before we start layer feed. If they get the calcium too early, there's a risk of kidney failure...
This flock is Barred Rocks and Buckeyes.
Oooo.. thanks for the heads up!