Do you think they are ready to lay? photos

I have popped some pics of my girls to see if you think they are near point of lay yet. The Partridge Pekin is around 24/25 wks and the Wyandotte is 23/24 wks. What do you think?

Yes, I thought that the Wyandotte was not quite as grown up as I was told when I bought her! My children are asking 'when will they lay', 'when will they lay', 'when will they lay',.........'when will they lay' etc. I have said I think it will be eggs for Easter, but I live in hope!

Thank you, I think they are lovely too!
'Hen' (aka 'Buckbeak') the Araucana is only 13 wks old the same age as my little lemon pekin. Nobody is laying, I am hoping that Tikka the Legbar may lay in a month or so, as she is a big girl and a hybrid, but is only 16 weeks old. My boys are desperate for an egg, I have explained that we will just have to wait until they are ready!
Sorry there are so many pics, my son and I have been busy snapping away at our girls!

Hi Debbie, sorry, I thought she was a hybrid, now she can hold her head up high in the hen house!!   (although I wouldn't care either way as she is a great character)
I also think the blue laced wyandotte ('Doily') is a similar age to the silver laced ('Dotty') although she is bigger, so maybe a few weeks older. Doily came to us without a tail, as she was a bit of a rescue job, her tail is growing back really well and she is a happy chuck now. Although her tail has yet to reach its full glory, so that might make her look younger.
Is your Lemon pekin still peeping, as mine is, she is quite small and very sweet?
We are all still totally smitten with our girls!
I'll let you know when we get an egg!!!

I agree she is a beauty, she is darker than some blue laced which gives her feathers are a lovely copper colour. I just got lucky I guess, try looking on the sellers pages you may find a breeder near to you, or you could try hatching some out? Good luck and thanks for your comments!

I hate to say it but Tikka could be a hybrid! They can be called Columbines, Bluestars, Crested and a whole host of other names. They are a cross of the Cream Crested Legbar and RIR. 80% lay a blue/green egg and 20% pastel shades. I'm hoping my Kitty will be the 80% 

Here's my Kitty!

Hi SarahJC, Tikka does look different to your girl and more like trinacooke's girl.
She does have the characteristic tail and funny crest on her head. Your Kitty is a lovely girl.  

I believe on further research the Legbar was breed in the 1930's from a Leghorn (she likes to fly up the tree), Aracunana (the creast) and Barred Rock. I found this...

They are very firm, muscular birds with a wedge shaped body which is broad at the shoulders and tapers towards the rear. The wings are large carried close to the body and the back is long and flat while the tail is held at 45° to the back. The head has a strong beak and large single erect comb with five to seven even spikes. They have a crest which lies at the back of the head behind the comb which is small in the male and larger in the female. The face is smooth with pendant cream or white ear-lobes, long thin wattles and the neck is long and well feathered. They have a yellow beak, red face, comb and wattles. The yellow legs and feet are strong and unfeathered with four evenly spaced toes....Sounds like Tikka to me, she certainly has big feet that dig up my boarders in seconds .

 I'm sure Debbie is right and even if she is hybrid, its fine with me as she is a healthy feisty girl, who also has so beautiful feathers.
She was a few weeks younger in this photo...

Wyandottes are closely guarded against deep pockets!!!!