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Here's my limited experience: Bobwhite quail hatched on 5/13/09. One egg was laid on 9/16/09. No other eggs to date. I have 5 males and 7 females housed together in a 3X5 raised pen. The pen is outdoors in Georgia. I had read that egg laying begins at 5-6 months, but one of mine obviously laid at 4 months. The shell was thin in some spots and thicker in other, which I'm told is typical for the first egg or two.
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∙ 16y agoI have read that it is in their second season that they will start laying eggs. I am anxiously waiting for mine to start laying!
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∙ 10y agoMy peahen started laying eggs at the age of 1 years and 11 months old
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∙ 15y agoThese birds will start laying eggs at about 6 - 7 weeks old
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∙ 13y agoUsually the spring after they were born, so basically under 1 year
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How old are cockatoos when they start laying eggs?
They start laying eggs when they are about 1 year and 3 months later.
What age do quail start laying?
usually at about 8 weeks old. feed them a good layers mix so they have all the nutrition they require. also the time of year. they require 12-14 hours of sunshine to start laying.
How may weeks can cockatiels lay eggs?
A female Cockatiel will start to lay eggs from 5-6 months of age, and can continue laying eggs until about 10 years of age. !
Does one chicken laying a egg encourage the others to lay?
no you idiot Well first answer was direct. NO. It depends upon age of them also and where you have them. When it is natures time to have them start laying eggs, they will.
When do chickens start laying eggs?
The chick starts to form in the egg as soon as temperature and humidity are within ideal parameters. Ideal temperature for incubation is 100 degrees F and humidity is 50%. Once the hen or the egg is set the chick will start it's 21 day journey to life outside the egg.
When did chickens start laying eggs?
Female chickens (hens) generally start laying eggs at around 20-24 weeks of age. Some breeds take longer. They don't need a rooster to lay eggs and if you are lucky they will lay an egg per day. Again this depends on the breed, with some chickens laying an egg every few days. They lay less over winter, when they are moulting or when they are stressed.
What age can hens breed?
You know when a hen is ready to start laying eggs when her comb drops, and her face feathers are full and have lost the "pinkish" color.
What age do brown chickens lay eggs?
Chickens, whether the chicken is brown, white, blue, red or, or... all start laying eggs when they are mature enough to do so. The average age for chickens to start laying eggs is 5-6 months of age. You will notice the wattle and comb begin to appear more red than pink as they become more developed and distinct. This is an indicator that the young hen is about ready to start laying. And brown chickens don't necessarily lay brown eggs. It's a common misconception. Brown Leghorns, for example, lay white eggs just as their white colored counterparts do. The color of egg the chicken will lay coincides with the color of the earlobe. A white earlobe = white eggs. Colored earlobe = brown or tinted eggs. Hope this helped!
When do araucanass start laying?
I raise true Araucana chickens and Araucana hens are usually a bit slow to start laying. On average in good conditions and with excellent lighting, the Araucana hens with lay their first eggs at around 5 to 6 months old. Americana chickens will often start to lay eggs much sooner at about 16 weeks of age.
When do hens start laying after the winter?
Most chickens (i.e. Barred Rock, Rhode Island Reds, Leghorns) are between 5-6 months old before they start laying eggs. A mature/bright comb and waddle indicate a chicken is ready to start laying eggs. If you can fit 3 fingers between the pelvic bones, that also means they are ready to start laying eggs.
What age does a araucana chicken give eggs?
Aracaunas start laying at about 5-6 months of age. BUT they tend to NOT start laying in the winter if it's cold where you are. So, for example: an Aracauna hatched in February will start laying in July or August. A hen hatched in August, however, may not start laying until the spring.
When will your white Chinese geese start laying eggs?
My White Chinese geese started laying at 7 months old. I believe they only lay in Spring and Fall--mine were born in July, so that may have contributed to their age.
